After the Government watered down its Renters (Reform) Bill, new research from the Social Market Foundation think tank shows fears that stricter regulations will reduce the supply of rental properties are overblown.

The Government has committed to a review of the 2005 Gambling Act, describing it as an “analogue law in a digital age”. This commitment has been reinforced by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has pledged to review the Act as part of a wider drive by Government to combat addiction.

Increasing public uptake of electric vehicles is critical to decarbonising transport. In this blog, SMF Senior Researcher Gideon Salutin shows that success depends on expanding the UK’s chargepoint infrastructure to address drivers’ concerns preventing them from switching to EVs.

Standardising discounts given to vulnerable customers on essential products – like water, broadband and energy – can help eliminate postcode lottery in social tariffs.

In this blog, Stuart Hudson – former CMA Director of Strategy – argues that an incoming Labour government will need competitive markets to drive growth – and this means it will have to navigate three trade-offs in its industrial strategy.