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Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds

Ministers not on course to meet their objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IfG

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26

Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says

IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce ‘marginal gains’ of less than 2% time saved

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22

Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?

Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

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Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank

Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Education spending plans will struggle to narrow gaps in outcomes – report

The Institute for Government has warned the Government’s budget falls short of matching its ambitions for schools.

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report

Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025

Reeves urged to reverse ‘rash’ tax commitments and reform system by think tank

The Institute for Government said Labour’s ‘unrealistic’ approach to tax has left the Chancellor reaching for ‘piecemeal changes’.

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025

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Reeves must abandon manifesto tax pledges, think tank says amid £30bn Budget black hole

The chancellor is facing mounting pressure to hike income tax amid an expectation that £30bn worth of tax rises will be needed in the Budget

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Civil service graduate talent scheme needs urgent reform, says thinktank

Exclusive: Institute for Government says failings are leading many fast streamers to leave programme early

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025

Why where you live can affect your school grades – and the gap between areas is only widening

Educational inequalities in England have ‘grown wider and more pronounced’ since the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes, review says

The Education Secretary said it was a “national disgrace” that so many white working-class children are being “written off”

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes – report

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘disgrace’ that so many white, working-class children are being written off at school.

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts

Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025

Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds

Exclusive: Family doctors have switched to providing far fewer in-person appointments

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

UK needs annual migration plan to end incoherent policies, says thinktank

With white paper imminent, Institute for Government urges ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisions

The National (Scotland) · Jan 31, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon: I don't think I could have done anything differently to get indyref2

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she doesn't believe there was anything else she could have done to secure a second referendum on independence.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

Government missions at risk without urgent Civil Service reform – think tank

Research found ‘little evidence’ that the Government’s overarching plans had ‘truly gripped Whitehall’.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Civil service morale worsened despite improving pay levels, survey finds

Whitehall Monitor report also said churn increased as three new departments created under Rishi Sunak

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Labour’s new public bodies are likely to come at a high cost, thinktank finds

At least 17 state agencies to be created or overhauled, a challenge the IfG says will require major investment

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Labour facing moment of truth over tax pledges, economists warn

Experts say 5.5% pay increase for public sector not ‘consistent’ with spending plans that rule out tax rises

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Campaign catchup: Sunak grovels, Labour teases, and a fiscal black hole awaits

In today’s newsletter: Zoe Williams recaps the worst day (yet) for the Conservative leader, and the rest of the day’s action on the campaign trail

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024

Incoming ministers ‘will face UK public services on brink of collapse’

Institute for Government calls for ‘credible vision’ to tackle crisis engulfing NHS, prisons and local councils

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Reality check: the truth behind the Tories’ £2,000 tax claim

All you need to know about Rishi Sunak’s tax claim, from who costed the figures, and how, to why it’s so controversial

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2024

Fly fisherman ‘stunned’ at the size of his cutthroat trout record

Idaho Fish and Game stated that Westslope cutthroat trout rarely exceed 20 inches, making this an "exceptional" catch.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

Labour would let high-street opticians do glaucoma and cataract checks for NHS

Party says referring common eye problems to optometrists could cut health service waiting lists in England

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