Graham Atkins
Associate Director
All work
Spending review 2021: what it means for public services
The spending envelope sets out the total amount of money the government plans to spend on departments and public services.
Croydon council's bankruptcy is a warning for the UK government
Croydon’s bankruptcy shows the problems of delaying decisions on local government funding
Performance Tracker 2020
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
NHS targets require flexibility during the coronavirus crisis
Graham Atkins argues that hospital targets are not appropriate when coronavirus hospitalisations are increasing
How fit were public services for coronavirus?
Failures in planning and funding cuts meant public services were not well prepared to handle the coronavirus crisis.
The coronavirus has changed general practice – but it is not yet a virtual service
The greater use of remote appointments in general practice will need to be carefully evaluated when this crisis is over
Local government funding in England
How local government is funded in England and how it has changed since 2010.
Coronavirus illustrates the need to make the NHS more resilient
A decade of spending restraint means that an under-pressure NHS is not as resilient as it once was to deal with a major health crisis
Capital investment: why governments fail to meet their spending plans
Departments may struggle to spend the money they are allocated as part of Johnson’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans.
High Speed 2 costs
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a proposal to build a high-speed rail line in two parts – ‘Phase 1’ between London and Birmingham, and then ‘Phase 2’ between Bi