It was founded in memory of John Smith QC MP, former leader of the Labour Party.
Its work has focused on regional "rebalancing" away from London towards the North, health, housing, community cohesion, employment and pay, and early intervention.
It was founded in 1996 in memory of John Smith MP who was leader of the Labour Party until his death in 1994.
[4] Following a complaint from the right-wing media in 2001, the Smith Institute was the subject of an inquiry by the Charity Commission, which closed in 2002.
[5] Ed Balls MP was given a Senior Research Fellowship at the Institute after he left HM Treasury to stand as a Parliamentary candidate in 2004.