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...
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...
(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...
(2/3) according to Cheshire... 🎯Housing targets👍 ✖️but need to set higher targets in the least affordable housing areas 🏡Grey belt 👍 ✖️but other conditions mean it's hard to see many houses actually being built blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Labour’s flagship policy when it comes to reforming the panning system is that of the “grey belt” – parts of the green belt that can, in principle, be built on. In the secon…