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Government urged to end postcode lottery in social tariffs
Standardising discounts given to vulnerable customers on essential products – like water, broadband and energy – can help eliminate postcode lottery in social tariffs.
| Published: | 28 September 2023 |
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‘Suella is right about asylum system, but her ambitions need the Refugee Convention’
The asylum system needs change – but a new system which gives the UK more control and is humane to refugees is possible within the Refugee Convention, according to the Social Market Foundation in response to Home Secretary’s Washington speech.
| Published: | 26 September 2023 |
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Skills crisis holding back 7 in 10 SMEs from scaling up
Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) SMEs say that recruiting and developing adequately skilled staff is their biggest barrier to growth, a think tank reveals today.
| Published: | 26 September 2023 |
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Majority support ‘nanny state’ policies to improve Britain’s health outcomes
Brits largely support public health interventions like bans on advertising, regulating food prices, and affordability limits on gambling, a think tank shows today.
| Published: | 14 September 2023 |
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Three-fifths of British people have tried to cut down on meat
Politicians are lagging behind public opinion on the need to reduce meat consumption and promote animal welfare, a think tank warns today.
| Published: | 14 September 2023 |
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‘Fraudemic’: Six in ten want tech giants to reimburse fraud victims
Nearly six in ten (57%) people say tech giants – like Meta and TikTok – should share responsibility for reimbursing fraud victims with banks and building societies as ‘fraudemic’ sees one in ten targeted.
| Published: | 14 September 2023 |
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