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Social Market Foundation

@SMFthinktank

Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.
London, UK smf.co.uk Joined July 2009
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What did yesterday's Budget mean for AI policy?

Our Head of AI @SamEPRobinson looks at the detail of the announcements⬇️
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www.smf.co.uk A safe pair of hands – what this week’s Budget means for AI policy | Social Market Foundation For much of the tech sector, the ask for Wednesday’s Budget was simple: stay the course, don’t screw things up. Groups like TechUK, the Startup Coalition and the Entrepreneurs Network all stressed...
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Burnham's government are talking up big reforms, but many of the big announcements have been pushed into the future - with yesterday's budget a mix of smaller measures.

Our Research Director @beckymontacute on what we learnt in yesterday's budget⬇️
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www.smf.co.uk Was this really the ‘picky-bits’ Budget, and is the main course still to come? | Social Market... Andy Burnham’s early time as Prime Minister has felt like a real shift, both rhetorically and in the actual meat of the policy announcements being made. From smaller scale action on daily annoyances...
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✍️ The Government has acknowledged many of these problems – the question now is how long students, families and institutions will be expected to wait for them to be answered.

Read @danihpayne's reflections on #Budget26

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www.smf.co.uk Three unanswered questions about education after Budget 2026 How can Labour respond to questions on plan 2 student loans, SEND deficits and an increasingly divided higher education sector?
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🚨 ICYMI🚨

Today’s Budget provides immediate relief for households, but details of changes on many larger issues yet to come.

Read our full response to #Budget2026

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www.smf.co.uk 'Today's Budget provides immediate relief for households, but details of changes on many larger... The cross-party Social Market Foundation think tank full response to the Autumn Budget 2026 is as follows.