Nick Davies
Programme Director
Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget 2024 did little to address long-term problems in public services
With the dust settled on the budget, Nick Davies looks at what it means for public services.
Six lessons government should learn from the Post Office scandal
The handling of the Post Office scandal has wider lessons for government.
Performance Tracker 2023: Cross-service analysis
Public services are under considerable strain, with years of tight funding, staffing problems and underinvestment in capital all taking their toll.
How to approach insourcing and outsourcing
Key questions you should ask when making decisions on government outsourcing and insourcing.
Reunification of probation services
MoJ's preparations for the reunification of services and their transition back into the department.
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The government’s strike strategy is damaging for public services
The government’s hard-line approach to strikes will exacerbate serious recruitment and retention problems.
What does the autumn statement mean for public services?
The autumn statement's impact on public services may be politically unsustainable.
Performance Tracker 2022: Prisons
The prison workforce is insufficient to safely staff all prisons, with some prisoners still being kept locked in their cells for most of the day.
Performance Tracker 2022
Public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next election.
Performance Tracker 2022: Criminal courts
The backlog of cases that started during the pandemic will affects courts for years to come.
Performance Tracker 2022: Police
The nature of police work changed during the height of the pandemic, but is now returning to previous patterns – and some growing challenges.
Performance Tracker 2022: Schools
Schools are attempting to make up for the learning lost during the pandemic, but they face complex challenges.
Performance Tracker 2022: Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – food safety, libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
Performance Tracker 2022: Children's social care
Despite a decrease in referrals to social services during the pandemic, the number of children remaining in care added pressure on the system.
Performance Tracker 2022: Adult social care
In 2020/21, the threat of Covid discouraged older people from coming forward for care. But demand is on the rise.