Social Market Foundation

Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.

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🚨NEW EVENT🚨

On the 30th June, we'll discuss reforms to Machine Gaming Duty in the context of the rapid expansion of Adult Gaming Centres and high-stakes gaming machines on the UK’s high streets.

RSVP below👇️
https://t.co/Hwez347LZH

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

**Deep Fakerfield**

New @SMFthinktank research

The Makerfield by-election has been described as the most consequential in a century but new research from @jamiegollings shows:
- local misinformation has quadrupled during the campaign;
- it is almost aimed at Burnham & Labour.

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Where local news provision is weak, misinformation is more likely to take hold.

That’s why we’re calling for action so everyone can access impartial & factual news.

Read our latest report:

https://t.co/aU0INYe2MN

Kindly sponsored by the @BBC

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Read more about our proposal:
https://t.co/LaJCpV9LqG

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For younger people, there is a sense Britain’s social contract is broken.

Earlier this week our new report outlined a solution.

Our ‘Citizens Advance’ would allow young people to swap a year of their state pension for £12,500 in cash today.

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25% of think tank senior leaders attended private school, compared to just 7% of the general population (@suttontrust)

Today for #socialmobilityday, Research Director @beckymontacute discusses the need to tackle access barriers.
https://t.co/Ksi7exEem7

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Our latest report shows misinformation is spreading rapidly online.

As more people rely on social media for news, false information can shape opinions and even potentially influence votes.

Read the full report:

https://t.co/aU0INYe2MN

Kindly supported by the @BBC

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Britain faces a crisis of opportunity - and Government should consider radical, fiscally credible ideas to restore the social contract for young people.

We believe our proposal for a Citizens Advance is one of these ideas.

Read more about it below👇️

https://t.co/92KM6cgiDe

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Our latest report shows online misinformation was a feature of recent local elections.

With almost half of people using social media for local news, the risks are growing.

Read the full report:

https://t.co/aU0INYe2MN

Kindly sponsored by the @BBC

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More of us get our news from social media than ever before.

Our latest report explores how misinformation online can distort public debate, with potential impacts on elections – especially at local level.

Read the report:

https://t.co/aU0INYe2MN

Kindly supported by @BBC

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

Our goal with the Citizens Advance is to build it into a manifesto-ready policy for parties for the next General Election and we're happy to work with all political parties to develop it and make it happen.

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🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨

Join us on Wednesday as we discuss our latest report, uncovering the state of food insecurity in Britain.

RSVP here 👇️
https://t.co/F33CpGRuz9

Kindly sponsored by @Deliveroo

[Tom Rutland MP @Tom4EWAS]

Really interesting idea.

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

For party leaders looking for a transformative vote winning policy, the Citizens Advance has a very high upside. People feel trapped by their economics & that nothing works for them: this policy changes that. And they would change to vote for whichever party offers it.

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

The case for the Citizens Advance is well made by @pollytoynbee in today's @guardian.

https://t.co/w6uExYnY7r

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

Polly Toynbee on the Citizens Advance:

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Would you defer your state pension by a year in return for a cash lump sum of £12,500 in your 30s, when you need it most?

This is what @SMFthinktank call the Citizens Advance.

Britain is in need of radical ideas. We believe this is one of them.

[Theo Bertram @theobertram]

Good write up by @michaelsavage. @ChiOnwurah Chair Sci & Tech Select Cttee, says the risk is “deeply concerning. It’s clear far more must be done to safeguard the public from unreliable online sources that are filling the void left by trusted local news."
https://t.co/K0Krs4Tfb7

[Jamie Gollings @jamiegollings]

How much time have you spent on local Facebook groups, X or Nextdoor recently? Hopefully less than the @SMFthinktank research team - we manually analysed 125,000 social media posts from 95 places in the UK to get a read on the extent and nature of local misinformation. (1/6)

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🚨 EVENT THIS WEEK 🚨

Join us on Wednesday as we discuss our latest report, uncovering the state of food insecurity in Britain.

RSVP here 👇️
https://t.co/F33CpGRuz9

Kindly sponsored by @Deliveroo