This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines the case for reforming remote gaming duty. Online casino gaming is currently undertaxed by the UK - compared to other sectors and other countries. Ahead of the Autumn Budget 2024, this report makes the case for increasing the tax on online casino gaming, and...

This report from UK think tank Localis calls on councils to make use of the new Procurement Act to drive social prosperity.  In the context of an evolving public procurement landscape, local authorities in England are grappling with multiple challenges and opportunities. An increasing strategic turn in procurement is being reflected by legislative reforms, notably...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at planning for flood resilience. In autumn 2021, Localis published ‘Plain Dealing – building for flood resilience’. The study took for its context the sense that development on flood risk areas sits at the intersection of the housing and climate crises. In the three years since publication...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how harnessing public disapproval can enable collective action against corruption. Nigeria’s corruption challenges are central to the country’s struggles with insecurity, inequality and inadequate provision of public goods and services. Tackling corrupt activities is made more difficult by their interdependence. The misappropriation of public funds...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out a new vision for primary care. 90 per cent of daily NHS activity happens in general practice and the community. If the primary care model is no longer fit for purpose, it weakens the foundations of the entire system and undermines the longstanding ambition to move...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out practical recommendations for overhauling the approach to AI This report from UK think tank Reform is a step-by-step guide to adopting AI in the areas of government where it has the most promise. AI has the potential to drastically transform government for the better, increasing efficiency...

This report from UK think tank Civitas analyses the priorities for new regulation in football. The governance of the men’s football industry in England has been the subject of extensive debate and speculation since the publication of the Fan-Led Review into football in 2021. The majority of the 47 recommendations made in the initial review...

This report from UK think tank RUSI assesses whether the updated Financial Action Task Force recommendations address weaknesses in asset recovery responses. This Policy Brief assesses the question of whether the updated Financial Action Task Force Recommendations 4 and 38 address weaknesses in asset recovery responses. Asset recovery is the process by which the proceeds...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs looks at whether rent control works. Rent controls have well-intentioned goals, including reducing rental burdens and ensuring access to affordable housing. But these regulations can generate unintended consequences, stifling housing supply, reducing labour mobility, and driving up rents in unregulated dwellings. Market distortions caused...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance proposes five steps to greater energy security through demand reduction and circularity. Energy security is an increasing concern for governments across the world, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But decarbonising power, transport and home heating will reduce reliance on imports of oil and gas and help to...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at market-based reforms to the UK's economic sanctions regime. The UK’s current sanctions regime is dysfunctional, as exemplified by the failure to place meaningful pressure on Russia to abandon its invasion of Ukraine. The intent of these sanctions was to damage the Russian economy...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at supply side solutions to deliver stable prices and overcome economic stagnation. "Inflation makes us all poorer", Rishi Sunak repeatedly highlighted as the UK was hit by sky-high inflation in the wake of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Conservative Government achieved its aim to...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation puts forward a proposal for a new in-work poverty benchmark for London employers. This Social Market Foundation report is the culmination of a three-year project supported by Trust for London examining the scale and impact of in-work poverty in London. It proposes the creation of...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs explores the principles that would define a better and simpler tax system. Taxation may be necessary to fund public services, but policymakers must consider its moral and economic costs. Most taxes are overly complex, politically skewed, and often cause more economic harm than good....

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines the changing profile of work and labour. The use of AI in Chinese workplaces and the impact on employees offers important lessons for the roll-out of this technology around the world. China places few restrictions on developers, and this environment has enabled the rapid emergence of...