Thomas Pope
Deputy Chief Economist
Capital spending in public services
Crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons need a new capital spending plan to turn performance around.
Funding local growth in England
The next government must end "begging bowl culture" of local growth funding.
How the next government should complete the job of English devolution
The next government must extend devolution to 85% of England to deliver meaningful and balanced economic growth.
Where next for levelling up?
This short paper highlights five key challenges that any government seeking to reduce regional inequalities will need to address.
A Labour government would need to take big decisions to deliver on its devolution agenda
Do Keir Starmer’s and Angela Rayner’s devolution plans add up?
All work
Coronavirus: government support for businesses and individuals
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused major social and economic disruption.
Brexit dividend
This explainer sets out how any Brexit dividend (or otherwise) is reflected in the government’s official independent forecasts prepared by the OBR.
David Gauke
David Gauke reflects on his time at the Treasury, pushing through reforms to the justice system and rebelling against the government in parliament.
The Office for Budget Responsibility is a valuable institution and should be preserved
Sajid Javid is right that the OBR’s role should be preserved, and defended it alongside the Treasury as a ‘credible institution’
Current UK fiscal rules
What are the government’s current fiscal rules and is it on track to meet them?
Capital investment: why governments fail to meet their spending plans
Departments may struggle to spend the money they are allocated as part of Johnson’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans.
Fiscal rules must not follow the chancellor out the door
The prime minister should not use the chancellor’s resignation to abandon the government’s fiscal rules
Whitehall Monitor 2020
Continued turnover of ministers and civil servants could disrupt the delivery of government projects and policies.
How to be a tax-reforming chancellor
The tax system is in desperate need of reform. The new government’s majority gives it an opportunity that none has had for the last decade and a half.
Competing visions for the state need strong economic growth to become a reality
The Labour and Conservative manifestos will be hard to deliver without stronger economic growth.