
Matthew Fright
Senior Researcher
Matthew's recent work

Performance Tracker 2023: Cross-service analysis
Public services are under considerable strain, with years of tight funding, staffing problems and underinvestment in capital all taking their toll.
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Devolution to the East Midlands
How would devolution to the East Midlands work?
Performance Tracker 2023: Cross-service analysis
Public services are under considerable strain, with years of tight funding, staffing problems and underinvestment in capital all taking their toll.
Performance Tracker 2023
Government is stuck in a public service performance doom loop.
Performance Tracker 2023: Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
Performance Tracker 2023: Children's social care
The sector faces workforce shortages alongside increasing demands; with referrals at pre-pandemic levels and an increasingly complex caseload.
Retention in public services
How can government keep workers in the NHS, schools and police?
Five takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s August 2023 ‘mini-reshuffle’
The IfG expert team assess what Rishi Sunak's ministerial changes reveal
Parliament should do more to scrutinise the government’s plans for emergency response
PACAC has looked at the rollout of the new emergency messaging system tested in April.
Hitting the 20,000 police officer target won’t fix the criminal justice sector’s problems
Hitting its police officer recruitment target is impressive, but wider problems need addressing.
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update - Children's social care
Referrals have returned to pre-pandemic levels while the the number of children remaining in care has increased pressure on the system.