Tag Archives: Public Services

The government will need to set out £45 billion of savings in annual public spending by 2018-19 in order to keep its spending plans on track, according to new analysis published today by the Social Market Foundation.

The SMF respond to Budget 2015 by saying that while Osborne's Budget didn’t contain the expected pre-election giveaways, it was most certainly aimed at the voting public.

A new system of charges is needed for an integrated NHS and social care service to distribute the costs of care more fairly across the system, urges a major new report by think tank the Social Market Foundation.

Leading politicians, health experts and practitioners call for urgent action on the funding and integration of health and social care in a major new essay collection, released today by think...

In the lead up to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, SMF's new briefing reveals the scale of the deficit waiting for the next Government with entirely new numbers.

A new report, 'Riders on the Storm: Britain’s middle income households since 2007', launched by the Social Market Foundation on Monday 7th April, suggests that the squeeze on living standards is being exaggerated.

The Social Market Foundation's response to the 2014 Budget statement.

Following the Public Accounts Committee report into private contractors and public spending, Social Market Foundation Research Director and author of a forthcoming SMF report on the use of private contractors in reoffender rehabilitation services, Nigel Keohane sets out his thoughts on the need for transparency and honesty in contracting out public services.

This SMF response analyses some of the key announcements in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, noting a remarkable focus on the long-term.