Shaping the future: the challenge for the coalition in tackling the UK's fiscal situation

The Institute for Government's Executive Director has written about the challenges facing the coalition in securing fiscal consolidation.

In an article entitled Shaping the Future, Lord Bichard talks about challenge to cut budgets dramatically, while preserving the many strengths of our system of government - and tackling some of its deeply entrenched weaknesses.

Lord Bichard discusses the lessons from abroad, how to guard against falling service standards, and how tackling some of Whitehall's inefficiencies could help.

For more information

You can:

• Read the article in Serco's Ethos Magazine: Shaping the Future 
• Listen to podcasts from our recent seminar with the IFS about how to tackle the deficit in a coalition government