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The Government will need to set out £48 billion of additional cuts to annual public spending or tax rises at the next spending review in order to get the deficit reduction plans back on track, according to new analysis published today by the Social Market

The Social Market Foundation's response to the 2012 Budget.

Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt spoke at the Social Market Foundation's annual justice conference on "Reviewing the Rehabilitation Revolution".

George Osborne should use the Budget to bring forward the unidentified £15bn of austerity measures that have to be made in the next parliament, and spend the extra £50bn this would save over four years to stimulate the economy and cut unemployment through

Parents should be able to access financial support of up to £10,000 from the Government to pay for childcare which they would then pay back as monthly contributions made through the tax system, a think tank has said today (Wednesday 8 February).

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander have given keynote speeches at today's 'Risk and Reward' conference on social impact bonds.

Today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor saw a slew of policy announcements, from tax credit cuts to a national infrastructure plan. The SMF responds to the announcements.

The impact of growing childcare costs and reduced public support means that low income families in 2015 will have to find over 60% more of their own cash for childcare compared with 2006, new research published today by the Social Market Foundation finds.

Leader of the Opposition Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP has today delivered a speech to the Social Market Foundation to launch the SMF's latest publications, Markets in a State.