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GDPR reforms leave people vulnerable to exploitation and privacy invasion unless Lords make urgent changes, top lawyers warn
Leading data rights lawyers, including one who led the case against notorious political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, have urged Members of the House of Lords to take more to time to scrutinise the Government’s controversial Data Bill.
| Published: | 19 March 2024 |
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UK should consider ‘housing sin taxes’, inspired by Australia and Canada
‘Housing sin taxes’ – levied on vacant homes, ‘house flipping’ and foreign buyers – could be a useful source of revenue, a think tank argues today.
| Published: | 19 March 2024 |
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UK has highest housing costs in the English-speaking world
Brits spend more on housing than their counterparts in New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and Canada – comparable countries that have similar housing crisis issues, Social Market Foundation think tank analysis finds.
| Published: | 12 March 2024 |
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1 in 5 people have been a victim of fraud in the last couple of years, international survey finds
Just over 1 in 5 (21%) of adults across UK and in 14 other countries around the world were defrauded between 2021 and 2023, a landmark survey finds.
| Published: | 12 March 2024 |
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SMF responds to Spring Budget 2024
The Social Market Foundation's response to the Spring Budget 2024 follows below.
| Published: | 06 March 2024 |
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NHS should let British patients consult cheaper online doctors from Singapore
Allowing Singaporean doctors to prescribe medicines to British patients could ease pressure on local GPs and help poorer people access medical care, a think tank argues today.
| Published: | 03 March 2024 |
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