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Childcare crisis means new mothers miss out on £70,000 of earnings
Women who have a baby miss out on almost £70,000 in wages over the following decade, according to a new analysis of the impact of Britain’s childcare provision.
| Published: | 06 June 2022 |
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New opportunity: Events Intern
A fantastic opportunity to join the Social Market Foundation - Britain's leading cross-party think tank - in a role supporting our events team. Applications close 9am on Friday 24 June 2022.
| Published: | 01 June 2022 |
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| Author: | Rhiannon Sewell |
Sunak’s £650 cash payments welcomed by think-tank that first proposed new policy
The Social Market Foundation has welcomed Rishi Sunak’s £650 one-off Cost of Living Payment, which is based on an SMF proposal set out in January.
| Published: | 26 May 2022 |
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Road pricing is ‘fairer and more popular than fuel duty – and inevitable’
Charging motorists a levy based on the miles they drive would be fairer and more popular than the current fuel duty regime and could even help address the cost of living crisis, new research presented in Parliament today shows.
| Published: | 15 May 2022 |
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Cheering up ‘sad’ Londoners is key to levelling up – think-tank
The unhappiness of people living in big cities such as London must be addressed for the Government to deliver on its “levelling up” promises, new research shows today.
| Published: | 11 May 2022 |
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‘Families pawning belongings to pay for food as inflation bites’
People on low incomes are pawning household goods to pay for food and rent as the cost of living rises, new research shows today.
| Published: | 08 May 2022 |
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