One in five local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness - Social Market Foundation survey finds

Low morale and an inability to attract and keep talented staff is impacting local governments’ ability to deliver services to their communities, a new report…

‘Labour must straddle the education divide to achieve victory’

New research shows the extent to which Labour’s hopes of achieving power depends on overcoming recent divisions between school-leavers and graduates. In a paper published…

Fast tracking asylum seekers into work to fill labour shortages requires a differentiated approach

Asylum seekers from a “green list” of countries such as Afghanistan and Syria should get the right to work in the UK as soon they…

One in five UK employers has hired a Ukrainian, report reveals

One in five British employers has hired a Ukrainian refugee and significant numbers have taken on Hong Kong British nationals or resettled refugees, new research…

‘Mutuals can meet public demand for responsible business’

Mutuals – companies owned by their customers and staff – can meet growing public demand for business to do more for society and the environment,…

Public sector workers in London more likely to be in poverty than in other parts of the UK

Nearly 140,000 Londoners that live in a household relying on a public sector wage are in poverty, a think-tank says today. The Social Market Foundation…

‘Ethnic pension gap’ puts millions at risk of retirement hardship

People from ethnic minorities are much less likely than white Britons to save into a pension scheme, putting millions at risk of financial hardship in…

Nearly half of UCAS applicants want more information on apprenticeships

“Levelling up” careers provision would make the country fairer, new report suggests Careers advice is driving inequality in education, @SMFthinktank report shows. Careers advice and…

Gavin Williamson Pledges FE White Paper To Set Out Plans To Build a World-class, German-style Further Education System in Britain

Education Secretary FE speech with Social Market Foundation: Gavin Williamson’s #FEreform speech in full  In a virtual speech hosted by the Social Market Foundation, the…