The Financial Times discusses the findings of the Institute for Government's Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
The IfG and CIPFA, Performance Tracker 2019 projects the demand and spending on nine public services for the next five years.
Investing in prevention could save money and improve productivity – so is it time for government to rethink public service spending?
The government’s hard-line approach to strikes will exacerbate serious recruitment and retention problems.