Shares in UK gambling firms fall £2bn amid talk of higher taxes in budget Thinktank reports saying sector should be hit with extra £900m to £3bn in levies prompt market selloff The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
UK urged to lead fightback against the global ‘fraudemic’ Fraud has become a global phenomenon and needs collective action, according to a report. The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024
Labour conference fringe event may be turning point for racing’s fortunes Gambling minister’s speech could herald moment betting industry’s 25-year love affair with gaming turned sour The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024
UK pump prices at three-year low as fuel duty hike looms Labour expected to roll back Conservatives’ 5p duty cut in the autumn statement in first increase since 2011 The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024
UK fuel duty cut is regressive policy that benefits the wealthy, study finds Chancellor’s 5p freeze will save £60 a year for well-off motorists compared with just £22 for lower earners The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024
If taxing the rich is so fraught, maybe we need a rethink The cost of government is rising, yet raising taxes is bad politics. From productivity to ‘degrowth’, the left ought to get behind the more radical approaches The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
Disadvantaged students to bear brunt of grade deflation, say experts Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023
Brits are poorer than Americans because we spend more on worse homes, Social Market Foundation think tank says The Social Market Foundation blamed “dysfunction in the UK housing market” for the difference Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
The great British baby drought has a simple cause. And it’s not ‘cultural Marxism’ There’s no shortage of people who want more children. But under the Conservatives, parenthood is punished, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023
Police 'forced to turn to food banks' as officer left 'unable to heat home and feed child' due to poor pay Call for 'fair play' for emergency workers as police tweet, 'This is unacceptable' Wales Online · Mar 12, 2023
Officers due 17% pay increase as a minimum, says police federation Police pay has lagged almost 20% behind inflation since 2000, the federation says Wales Online · Mar 8, 2023
Fuel duty freeze would cost £27bn over five years and be a ‘reckless waste of public money’ Social Market Foundation calls on government to scrap freeze and use money to improve regional inequalities in access to transport The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Black and Asian ‘pension gap’ putting millions at risk, think-tank warns Ministers should overhaul pensions auto-enrolment rules to bring more people – including many from ethnic minorities – into the workplace pension system, the Social Market Foundation has recommended. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
Ways to save up to £400 on heating bills in 2023 by following simple energy tips A cross-party think-tank is calling on the UK Government to follow Germany’s lead and follow these tips to save up to £400 on their gas and electricity bills in 2023. Glasgow Live · Dec 30, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2022 Revealed: working class people paid thousands less than middle class peers despite doing same jobs Firms should be ‘legally required’ to publish their class pay gaps, says thinktank, after it found salary differences of up to £10,000
Edinburgh Live · May 23, 2022 Motorists could get 5,000 miles of free driving under new plans A report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank estimates the poorest 20% of car owners who drive least are likely to be £40 a year better off under this scheme
Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022 New road pricing scheme could give motorists 5000 miles of free driving The plan is to plug the expected £30billion hole in Treasury finances from lost fuel duty as more electric cars take to the roads
Evening Standard · May 11, 2022 UK would help Sweden and Finland if Russia attacked, Johnson warns Putin It’s not just pop music, Freddie Ljungberg and arguments over how many screws were meant to come in the damn IKEA pack that binds Britain and Sweden together. We now have a mutual security pact.
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022 Sunak urged to issue green bonds with higher returns if climate goals missed Thinktank says following Chile’s example would give ministers greater incentive to meet targets
Wales Online · Feb 23, 2022 Over 66% of 50 to 64-year-olds unaware of how much they need for their retirement Cross-party think tank calls for an overhaul of the rules around providing financial advice and guidance
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Retirement ‘guidance gap’ risks causing financial harm, think tank warns More than two thirds of 50 to 64-year-olds do not know how much they will need for retirement, the Social Market Foundation said.