Public services
How government responds to crises
In times of emergency, the public looks to government to keep them safe, making responding to crises an important role for government.
What the Chancellor could say in the Spring Statement
The Chancellor and his colleagues in government need to show that they have a plan that recognises the big challenges confronting the UK.
How digital innovation can improve public services
The Government’s transformation strategy set out a vision for modernising public services using digital technology. But does it go far enough? How can
A royal commission is not the only answer to the challenges facing health and social care
There are other forms of commission that can address the challenges in health and social care.
Northamptonshire’s financial failure is latest symptom of government’s crisis-driven cycle
Northants' financial failure is latest symptom of government’s crisis-driven cycle
Carillion collapse highlights the need to change the way we manage public services
A future with no private sector involvement in delivering publicly-funded services is hard to imagine.
Carillion collapse shows weakness of public vs private finance debate
Government must build the evidence to understand when private finance provides better value for money than public spending.
The Brexit eclipse
The biggest mistake the Government can make is to let Brexit dominate everything.
Managing public services: do we still know how to do it?
Seventy-five years after the Beveridge report laid the foundations for the modern welfare state, we should probably have worked out how to run public
It’s time to put the National Infrastructure Commission on a statutory footing
The resignation of Lord Adonis as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission shows it’s time to put it on a statutory footing, argues Nick Davies