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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Performance Tracker 2022: Hospitals
The NHS is still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, while factors outside of Covid continue to put hospitals under intense pressure.
Performance Tracker 2022: General practice
In the third year of the pandemic, general practice is attempting to cope with a huge surge in demand, putting pressure on an overstretched workforce.
Performance Tracker 2022: Summary
While there are interconnected structural failures that will not be easy to address, there are steps that the government can take.
Performance Tracker 2022: Cross-service analysis
This year’s Performance Tracker assesses how nine public services have coped with the effects of the pandemic.
Outcome delivery plans
Keeping outcome delivery plans will help Liz Truss achieve her government's goals.
IfG case study: Oak National Academy
Why Oak National Academy is a positive example of rapid innovation in the delivery of public services.
Reunification of probation services
MoJ's preparations for the reunification of services and their transition back into the department.
Randstad episode shows government has still not learnt lessons from past procurement failures
It is right that schools will now take on the tutoring programme – but government must explain, and finally learn from, its latest contract stumble.
Targets alone will not solve the NHS backlog
Poorly designed NHS targets could do more harm than good
Using targets to improve public services
Government targets in public services may do more harm than good.