Latest Publications
Fair Markets
Markets are the best way to create and distribute wealth, but they don’t always work well for all the people in them. We research ways that sensible interactions between the state and the private sector can maximise growth and fairness.
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A capital idea? A change of approach to helping small firms to increase their investment
SMEs will have a key role in closing the UK’s investment gap with other economies. However, to ensure that SMEs can make such a contribution a more strategic policy approach towards SME investment is needed – one that goes beyond the focus on corporation tax rate and more generous capital allowances.
| Published: | 23 October 2024 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |
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Taking responsibility: How the government can improve enforcement of farmed animal welfare laws
Most Britons eat meat, but consumers increasingly care about where it comes from. In this report, we set out to understand how farmed animal welfare standards are enforced, and how that enforcement can best be improved.
| Published: | 21 October 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Aveek Bhattacharya, John Asthana Gibson |
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Fiscally Responsible: The case for reforming Remote Gaming Duty
Online casino gaming is currently undertaxed by the UK - compared to other sectors and other countries. Ahead of the Autumn Budget 2024, this report makes the case for increasing the tax on online casino gaming, and explores public appetite for such a move.
| Published: | 15 October 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Dr James Noyes, Aveek Bhattacharya, Gideon Salutin |
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Out with the bang: Examining the case for alternatives to traditional fireworks
Fireworks have become part and parcel of British winters and cultural life - but they can cause serious harm to all types of animals. This report outlines how we can minimise the impact of these celebrations on animals, while not taking away the enjoyment that people derive from them.
| Published: | 10 October 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Dani Payne, Niamh O Regan |
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Growing connections: The challenges and opportunities of achieving ubiquitous 5G mobile connectivity in the UK
This briefing assesses the economic, social and environmental gains that enhancing the UK’s mobile network infrastructure and ubiquitous 5G mobile connectivity could deliver for the UK, and provides a brief overview of the key challenges holding back the UK from reaping those rewards.
| Published: | 07 October 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Richard Hyde, John Asthana Gibson |
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Small business, big world: Ways to boost UK small business exports
Increasing the number of small businesses that export can be a key lever to grow the UK's economic pie. However, the UK’s recent record on small business exporting is not encouraging. This report explores three key ways to boost small business exports - wider adoption of trade tech, boosting the number of female-led businesses that export and the access to emerging markets - and how to address the barriers to progress on each front.
| Published: | 09 September 2024 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |
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Assuring growth: Making the UK a global leader in AI assurance technology
Artificial intelligence could boost the economy and public sector productivity, but for these benefits to materialise concerns around the safety and reliability of AI tools need to be allayed. This report looks at the rising demand for AI assurance technologies and sets out how the UK can get a head start in this market.
| Published: | 11 July 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Jam Kraprayoon, Bill Anderson-Samways |
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Clearing the air: Confronting the costs to cloud adopters of restrictive software licensing practices
This report explores the costs of restrictive software licensing practices on the public and private sector. It reviews existing literature on the cloud, draws upon interviews with IT professionals who oversee usage of cloud services in their daily roles, and quantifies the potential economic harm resulting from these practices.
| Published: | 03 July 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Jake Shepherd, Hari Menon, Bohyun Bang |
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Pensions: a vision for the future
The pensions landscape is complex and unsustainable in its current form. This report proposes a vision for a simpler, fairer and more sustainable pensions landscape, incorporating the three pillars of State Pension, workplace provision and personal provision into a holistic framework.
| Published: | 10 June 2024 |
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| Author: | Michael Johnson |