Community Life Survey hyperlocal booster report
This report from UK think tank Power to Change looks at the impact that community business has and how to create the conditions for them to thrive. This Community Life Survey Hyperlocal Booster Report exemplifies our renewed commitment to evidencing the impact that community business has, amplifying what works and influencing change to create the...
City region employment profiles
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation takes a deep dive into insecure work and employment. New analysis that builds on research presented in our recent ‘Delivering Levelling Up? How secure work can reduce regional inequality’ report and takes a deep dive into insecure work and employment in nine Mayoral Combined Authorities, Greater...
Pension power
This report from UK think tank Onward explores why the UK pension system under-invests in the tech sector and what can be done to address this. The UK has a chronic pension investment problem, leaving British innovators cash-strapped and preventing savers from cashing in on successful start-ups. Britons’ retirement savings make up a mere 10%...
Permanent full expensing
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies argues in favour of making the current version of full expensing permanent. Introduced on a temporary three-year basis in the Spring Budget of 2023, initial evidence suggests full expensing has been relatively successful, leading to increased business investment, productivity, and economic growth. In this...
Net zero and the role of the aviation industry
This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how flying less frequently and less far can buy time for decarbonization solutions. The aviation industry contributes around 1 per cent of UK GDP and provides additional unquantifiable benefits, including aiding the expansion of business investment and enabling people to visit family members who live...
Managing insecurity: the role of good management
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the critical role that good management practices can play in mitigating job insecurity. Insecure workers who feel they are treated well at work are 7.5 times more likely to be satisfied with their job. This research, employing a mix-method approach, examines the critical role...
Putting intensive farming out to pasture
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at whether alternative proteins can reduce farmed animal suffering. The market for meat alternatives has grown rapidly over the last decade, yet they still only account for 1% of the global meat market. This SMF report, the third and final instalment of a series,...
A taxing problem
This report from UK think tank NEF looks at reforming business rates in England. The UK’s current business rates system is not fit for purpose – it is unfair, inefficient, and overcentralised. In this paper, we propose a new business rates system that combines a land value and a business property tax. Our proposed system...
The scale of the opportunity
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation digs deeper into the characteristics of ‘scale-ups’ and their significant contribution to the British economy. Building on the findings of a previous SMF report (Full Scale, published in September 2023) investigating the barriers to the expansion of ‘scale-ups’, this briefing digs deeper into the characteristics...
The Birmingham Economic Review 2023
This report from UK think tank City-REDI is a collaborative project with City-REDI, The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and stakeholders across Birmingham. The Birmingham Economic Review (BER) is produced by City-REDI / WMREDI, University of Birmingham and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. It is an in-depth exploration of the economy of England’s second...
