🗣️1 WEEK TO GO #LPC24 🏘️Where does the private rented sector fit into Labour's plans for housing? Hear from Vicky Spratt, Gràinne Gilmore, Nigel Terrington & SMF's Jamie Gollings (further speakers to be announced) 🗓️ Sept 23, 9am Kindly supported by Paragon Bank

🚨1 WEEK TO GO #LPC24 🎲Bad money: the economics of gambling harm Hear from gambling minister Baroness Twycross, Sarah Coombes MP, Prof Heather Wardle, SMF's Dr James Noyes, Prof Adrian Pabst & William Hutton exploring the relationship between gambling and the economy. 📅 Sept 24, 10am

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Winter fuel allowance – is there an alternative?

Around 10 million people in England and Wales will not receive winter fuel payments this winter.

❗ Keir Starmer has defended the winter fuel cuts by admitting that the scheme is "not particularly well-designed". 💡 Writing in The i, SMF's Sam Robinson urges ministers to use some of the money saved from the cuts to pay for an enhanced Warm Homes Discount to help all struggling households.

Poor prison conditions are drawing considerable political attention. In this ‘Ask the Expert’ interview, Jake Shepherd speaks with Pia Sinha (@prtuk.bsky.socialsmf.co.uk/commentary_p...

SMF interviews Pia Sinha, on prison reform

Poor prison conditions are back in the headlines. In this latest ‘Ask the Expert’ interview, Jake Shepherd speaks with Pia Sinha of the Prison Reform Trust to explore more.

The status quo is unproductive. SMF's Jonathan Thomas has previously pointed out the government should either drop the levy on businesses, or use it for its intended purpose. www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...

Use it or lose it: The government should use the £1.5bn Immigration Skills Charge proceeds for their proper purpose

The latest figures show that the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) has raised almost £1.5 billion in revenue since its introduction. In this blog, Jonathan Thomas argues that the government should be cl...

💰The Immigration Skills Charge began in 2017 to help raise money from businesses to address skills gaps in the UK workforce. 💰With another record year, it has now raised over £2.1 billion in total. ✖️But there's no transparency or accountability for how the money is used.

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Labour Economics: Thinking through Labour’s economic agenda

With Labour Party having vowed to achieve the fastest growth in the G7, the SMF has brought together leading economic experts to provide independent analysis of the party’s proposed approach – and the...

(3/3) It builds on Cheshire's contribution to SMF's 'Labour economics' essay collection, in which he goes into further detail about the missing ingredients of planning reform proposals. www.smf.co.uk/publications...