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Labour is struggling to meet its education priorities
The government’s spending plans mean it will struggle to narrow gaps in educational outcomes by the end of this parliament.
Government Ordering Full Inquiry intro Prison Release Error
Cassia Rowland gives an interview at BBC regarding Hadush Kebatu'smistaken release from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.
More local authority financial failure is likely without further funding
Local authorities will exist in the same perpetual state of financial uncertainty as they did in the 2010s.
Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts
Stuart Hoddinott's Performance Tracker reveals that tens of thousands of people in England are left without access to long-term care.
New rules on officials speaking in public will have 'chilling effect' – IfG
Thomas Alex and Hannah White say that the new restrictions on civil and public servants will lead to worse policy and decision making
No 10 accused of imposing effective ban on civil servants speaking at events
Alex Thomas and Hannah White criticise the guidance that will damage the quality of government and public discourse.
How Britain is sleepwalking back into the EU under Starmer
Jill Rutter explains how the UK is navigating EU regulations.
The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review
Ben Paxton and Jill Rutter's Reviewing Reviews fills some of that gap on how to approach independent policy reviews.
Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds
Stuart Hoddinott's Performance Tracker reveals how patients' satisfaction with GP services has collapsed.
UK needs annual migration plan to end incoherent policies, says thinktank
With white paper imminent, Joe Owen and Sachin Savur urge ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisions.