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Councils scale back levelling up ambitions as costs rise
Dr Rebecca McKee, Senior Researcher at the IfG, comments on the administration of the Levelling Up Fund in The Independent.
Public services in 'perpetual state of decline since 2010'
The Times reports on the findings of the IfG and CIPFA's 2023 Performance Tracker.
The Guardian view on declining public services: Labour should level with the public
The Guardian picks up on the worrying findings of the IfG and CIPFA's 2023 Performance Tracker.
Crumbling Britain: ‘£24 billion black hole of underinvestment in infrastructure’
Channel 4 reports on the IfG and CIPFA's 2023 Performance Tracker and its findings on public spending.
House of Lords reform is an ermine-clad headache for Starmer
The opposition’s problems with implementing its own commitments dwarf current Tory embarrassment over appointees.
BBC Breakfast: Covid inquiry
Emma Norris speaks to BBC Breakfast about what the Covid inquiry can do.
Darlington Treasury relocation praised as 'levelling up'
The Northern Echo discusses the IfG's new paper on civil service relocation.
The civil service's Darlington relocation is succeeding – but not as a levelling up policy
The number of relocated roles is not substantial enough to meaningfully reduce regional inequality.
Sky News: Covid Inquiry row
Dr Catherine Haddon speaks to Sky News about the Covid Inquiry WhatsApp row.
Home Office's cultural and institutional problems require urgent reform
Deep-rooted institutional and cultural problems undermine the Home Office’s performance and approach to crime, immigration, and asylum seekers.