Colm Britchfield
Research Assistant
All work
Decarbonising heating at home
Five lessons the government must learn from the Green Homes Grant debacle.
The Treasury should not axe the Green Homes Grant
The subsidy scheme has not worked as a stimulus policy, but scrapping it would raise questions
The energy white paper shows momentum is building around net zero
The energy white paper is a welcome – and long delayed – step forward for UK energy policy
Evidence in energy policy making
The government needs to change how it shapes energy policy – or risk hindering efforts to reach its 2050 net zero target.
The government should fix the flailing Green Homes Grant
The chancellor should extend his flagship green recovery scheme beyond March
Missing Numbers in Children’s Services
What data is available on children’s centres and youth services, and how government might overcome the barriers they face improving this data.
Government outsourcing: when and how to bring public services back into government hands
Bringing back services from the private sector to government hands can improve quality, increase reliability, and save money.
Norman Lamb
Norman Lamb reflects on not being offered a ministerial role after the 2010 general election, coalition politics and mental health care reforms.
Carillion: two years on
The Johnson government risks another Carillion if it doesn’t get behind the reforms put forward after the firm’s liquidation.
Government reshuffles
A reshuffle is when government ministers are moved between posts.