With the Government and all parties announcing fresh reforms over the last six months, pensions policy is set to be one of the dominant themes in the lead up to the next general election. Drawing on past and current SMF research, this briefing paper highlights the most important points for discussion.
Children who attend private school will earn £193,700 more on average in their early careers than their state educated peers, according to our new independent report which analyses the Sutton Trust's Open Access programme.
The news today has been filled with discussion of the imminent cash crisis in the NHS. Reports suggest that by next year there will be a black hole of £2bn. But SMF Research Director Nigel Keohane believes that muddling through and finding a way of coping with this immediate shortfall ignores the fundamental problems.
