The i newspaper reports on the findings of our recent report, 'Fixing public services: Priorities for the new Labour government'.
Sticking to the status quo means most services are likely to be performing worse at the next election in 2028/29 than at the last election in 2019.
Labour's NHS commitments are likely to require more spending. But recent spending increases have not generated commensurate performance improvements.
Severe funding shortfalls for local authorities mean spending on acute services, such as social care, is squeezing out other services.
In recent years, governments have repeatedly found it necessary to top up single-year budgets in response to poor performance.