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‘Labour’s EU refugee responsibility-sharing plan would give UK better control than the Rwanda plan’
Labour’s approach on Channel crossings could provide a more robust alternative to the government’s Rwanda plan in terms of achieving fair control of refugee flows, but it needs proper responsibility sharing for refugees across Europe to do so, a think tank says today.
| Published: | 24 October 2023 |
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‘Sunak’s delays to heat pump rollout will cost households thousands’
Government delays to net zero targets will hold back the development of the heat pump industry, derailing efforts to lower households’ energy bills, new research from a think tank suggests.
| Published: | 19 October 2023 |
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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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