IfG in the news

John McDonnell's bid to squeeze out private firms as Labour reveals new 'insourcing' nationalisation spree

20 JUL 2019

Daily Mail piece on Labour's plans to insource services. Quotes Tom Sasse, IfG Senior Researcher.

11 DEC 2018 Report

One third of government’s spending is with contractors: last year, four departments spent more than half their budgets with external suppliers.

25 MAR 2019 Comment

Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses.

09 APR 2024 IfG in the news

The FT editorial highlights IfG recommendations on English devolution and piloting tax revenue sharing models.

08 APR 2024 IfG in the news

Joe Owen comments in The Guardian on the impact of the uncertainty of the election date on civil servants.