The Latest Breaking News from Social Market Foundation

Makerfield by-election voters ‘heavily targeted’ with misinformation and AI fakes

Research found there has been a 19-fold increase in misinformation across four Facebook groups

The Independent UK · Jun 16

UK defence spending plan ‘well short of what’s required’ and harder choices needed, says John Healey - as it happened

Ex-defence secretary John Healey and ex-defence minister Al Carns have given resignation statements to MPs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Trainers’ chief backs radical alternative to government’s gambling tax plan

The National Trainers’ Federation gave its ‘full backing’ to proposals for a big rise in tax rates for operators of online casino games

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

Households could save £400 each year on heating bills by copying simple German-style energy reduction tips

The Social Market Foundation estimates that the Treasury could save up to £9.3billion.

Daily Record · Nov 7, 2022

UK campaign on energy ‘could save the Treasury £9bn’

Government guidance would empower consumers, helping them save on bills, says thinktank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 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

Edinburgh Live · May 23, 2022

Letting families in England choose schools hasn’t made things better – just more stressful

On national offer day, maybe it’s time to look to Scotland for a different way of doing things, says Aveek Bhattacharya, chief economist at the Social Market Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 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.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

Failure to get pensions advice creates £132bn shortfall in UK's retirement pot

A report by think tank the Social Market Foundation found that most people approaching retirement do not get advice or guidance on how to build up and use a pension

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022

Retrain plumbers as ‘climate hero’ green heating engineers, says think-tank

Recruitment drive should present profession as ‘chance to be a key player in reducing UK emissions and promoting climate action’, Social Market Foundation says

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022