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5 million people driven into poverty by transport costs
Transport costs are keeping 5 million people (8% of the UK population) below the poverty line, first-of-its-kind tracker shows today. Without measuring ‘transport poverty’, we can’t address families’ cost of living burdens, think tank warns.
| Published: | 15 November 2023 |
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Alternative proteins could replace a third of meat by 2040
Plant-based, cultivated meat and fermented products could account for as much as a third of the meat we eat by 2040, but achieving such growth depends on effective government policy, a think tank finds today
| Published: | 13 November 2023 |
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Banning no-fault evictions would not harm rental sector, research shows
Housing Secretary Michael Gove risks renters’ rights and wellbeing by delaying a ban on no-fault evictions based on false claims that Britain’s rental sector would collapse, a think tank warns.
| Published: | 08 November 2023 |
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Only 1% of SMEs are scale-ups, yet they contribute £500bn to the UK economy
Only 1% of UK’s SMEs are ‘scale-ups’, generating nearly £500bn a year, new research shows today. With 1 in 6 of them being in health and social work, and IT also dominating, it highlights the strengths and potential of the UK economy.
| Published: | 08 November 2023 |
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New ONS figures show slow and stalling progress on greening homes
The Social Market Foundation responds to today’s release from the ONS on energy efficiency ratings of English and Welsh homes, which suggest a slowdown in uptake of heat pumps and insulation.
| Published: | 01 November 2023 |
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‘If UK is to lead on AI safety, fraud should be high on the political agenda’
Rishi Sunak needs a new and improved approach to tackling fraud, if AI (Artificial Intelligence) is to help rather than hinder the fight against it, a think tank warns today.
| Published: | 30 October 2023 |
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