Public services
Carillion’s failed hospitals show need for outsourcing reform
Avoidable failures in government outsourcing have left the public waiting up to five years for two much-needed hospitals
Boris Johnson’s ambitious agenda identifies problems – and now requires solutions
Complicated challenges and difficult choices await the prime minister
Government in Northern Ireland needs to be restored, but also reformed
All those involved in talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland should be thinking about how ministers can tackle their substantial in-tray.
Boris Johnson must now deliver his promised plan to fix social care
Boris Johnson now owns responsibility for fixing a broken social care system.
Election 2019: Fixing adult social care
Boris Johnson promised on the steps of Downing Street to “fix the crisis in social care once and for all” and Labour has already promised to introduce
Labour would be wise to pick its battles on outsourcing
The vastly contrasting manifesto offers on the merits of privately-operated public services fail to take account of past successes and failures.
Election 2019: How to improve public services
We are delighted to be joined by leading thinker and author John Seddon to discuss the themes from his new book Beyond Command and Control.
Manifesto plans fail to address real problems in the NHS
Neither Labour, Conservative, nor Liberal Democrat plans propose enough to deal with NHS recruitment and retention problems.
Party manifestos promise money but no clear plan for schools spending
The parties’ proposals for large school spending increases need to address teacher retention.
Labour and Conservative manifestos ignore potentially painful choices ahead on tax
Both main political parties fail to spell out who will pay for their promises of improved public services.