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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 6, 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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 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.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2024

Britain’s ‘crumbling’ public services face never-ending crisis, warns think tank

NHS, schools, courts and prisons face ‘doom loop’ on current spending plans, says Institute for Government

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

UK public services in ‘doom loop’ due to short-term policies, thinktank warns

Institute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

Public services face ‘doom loop’ on current plans, think tank warns

Britain’s crumbling public services could deteriorate further if current spending plans are followed, the Institute for Government said.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023

NHS charging would be hard to run and raise only small sums, thinktank says

Exclusive: IfG says sums raised ‘unlikely to be transformative’ and there is little public appetite

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

OPINION - Liz Truss has learned nothing, still blames everyone else

That was weird. Five days short of the one-year anniversary of her disastrous ‘mini-Budget’, Liz Truss stood behind a podium at the Institute for Government (IfG) and blamed all her problems on other people.

Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s leadership questioned as studies sow levelling up doubt

Two reports by influential think tanks have been critical of efforts to address regional inequalities.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire's police forces could be combined in future under plans for new authority

Directly-elected Police and Crime Commissioners could also be scrapped

Nottingham Post · Jul 7, 2023