Social Market Foundation
@smfthinktank.bsky.social
Britain’s leading cross-party think tank, with a mission to enable markets and government to work together to benefit society.
https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn and X (@SMFthinktank)
https://www.smf.co.uk/ | Also on LinkedIn and X (@SMFthinktank)
At the launch of the SMF report ‘High Streets at stake’, SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social underlined why the ‘aim to permit’ rule in the 2005 Gambling Act is preventing politicians from making sure Britain’s High Streets are boosting their communities.
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At the launch of the SMF report ‘High Streets at stake’, SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social underlined why the ‘aim to permit’ rule in the 2005 Gambling Act is preventing politicians from making sure Britain’s High Streets are boosting their communities.
AGCs are the sinkholes of the High Street - and local authorities urgently need new powers from Government to make sure communities have a say in the future of their spaces.
Watch SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social explain more
Read our latest report, High Streets at stake
Watch SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social explain more
Read our latest report, High Streets at stake
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
AGCs are the sinkholes of the High Street - and local authorities urgently need new powers from Government to make sure communities have a say in the future of their spaces.
Watch SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social explain more
Read our latest report, High Streets at stake
Watch SMF Senior Fellow @jranoyes.bsky.social explain more
Read our latest report, High Streets at stake