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BBC Radio 4 - Today: The Privileges Committee inquiry
Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government, spoke to the Today programme about the Privileges Committee's inquiry into Boris Johnson.
Hunt’s budget just puts off difficult choices until the next election
Tom Pope says in Prospect that both political parties will have to face tough fiscal decisions in 2024
Discussion of public services was missing from Hunt's speech, says Olly Bartrum
Olly Bartrum writes in the Express that a discussion of public services was absent from the Chancellor's budget speech
Lack of scrutiny of small boats bill risks unintended consequences
Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government, details how tough new immigration measures could backfire
Tories' 'crisis, cash, repeat' approach to social care blasted by experts
The Mirror discusses the Institute for Government's insight paper on adult social care.
Channel asylum laws are ‘incoherent’ and will do ‘next to nothing’ to stop small boat crossings, IfG warns
The i discusses the contents of the Institute for Government's insight paper on the Illegal Migration Bill
Why abolishing public bodies often goes wrong – and how to get it right
The abolitions of public sector bodies are often misguided or delivered badly.
Times letters: Unrest over Boris Johnson’s parting honours list
Rishi Sunak should take a stand on prime ministerial resignation honours – starting with Boris Johnson’s list, writes Dr Catherine Haddon.
Public service performance is unlikely to improve by the next election
Decisions take by Rishi Sunak’s government will do little to improve performance across nine key public services before the next general election.
UK public services need more cash to arrest further decline, says damning report
The Financial Times discusses the findings of the Institute for Government's Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update