This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies challenges the concerns about AI and considers the best regulatory approaches to support safe AI use. Since the introduction of high-profile AI systems such as ChatGPT into the mainstream, there has been an endless supply of discussions and warnings about the potential of AI...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs outlines how learning and best practice from participatory grantmaking could be adapted for journalism funding. In the UK and around the world we face multiple, intersecting crises – crises in our democratic institutions, crises of social inequality, and crises in our environment. We urgently...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at the value of pubs to society and to the economy. Across Britain, pubs have long stood as familiar and welcoming landmarks. Their significance goes beyond mere watering holes; they have consistently played a pivotal role in knitting communities together and promoting social cohesion. Inn-valuable looks at...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the potential paths for the Trade and Cooperation Agreement On Christmas Eve 2020 the UK and EU finally agreed a treaty to regulate their relationship post Brexit. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement was provisionally applied from 1 January 2021 and formally ratified...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at public attitudes to alternative proteins and meat reduction. Whereas vegetarianism and veganism were once relatively fringe, interest in reducing meat consumption – whether on animal welfare, health or environmental grounds – is on the rise. This SMF report, the second of three in...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores the political constraints on public health policies. This is the second of three SMF papers exploring tobacco, alcohol, obesity and gambling policy. It explores the political opportunities and constraints around action on these issues, based on a review of polling evidence and interviews with...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how the Social Value Act damages British procurement. In this paper, our Director of Research Maxwell Marlow analyses the Social Value Act 2012 and its effects on the procurement process in the UK. The Social Value Act, and accompanying Social Value Model, stipulate...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs looks at the empirical evidence of alcohol advertising. The economics literature shows that advertising can increase the sale of individual brands but, in mature markets, does not increase aggregate sales of the type of product being advertised. Public health campaigners claim that a ban...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at whether governments can do without public health regulation. This is the first of three papers from the Social Market Foundation exploring tobacco, alcohol, obesity and gambling policy. It compares different types of policy approach, and concludes that more ‘interventionist’ and apparently politically challenging...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs looks at arguments for liberal antitrust for a digital age. Competition is a discovery process between rival firms and can only be explained if the information is imperfect. Competition is the most effective way to coordinate economic activity by disseminating the information and knowledge...