Nick Davies
Programme Director
All work
A smarter approach to homelessness
Prioritising prevention in the 2025 spending review.
The case for Total Place 2.0
What can the government learn from Total Place?
Rachel Reeves's spring statement 2025: The IfG's verdict
What did we learn from the chancellor's 'update'?
Five years since Covid: four ways government has changed
Did the Covid pandemic having a lasting impact on government in the UK?
Five things we learned from Keir Starmer’s speech on reforming the state
What did the prime minister reveal about his plan for how government should work?
Baroness Casey should ignore her remit if she wants to improve social care
The government did not need another review, but its chair can still drive real change.
Keir Starmer’s Plan for Change puts pressure on Whitehall to deliver
The Plan for Change's shift towards targets raises questions about the government's mission-led approach.
Keir Starmer’s 'Plan for Change' is necessary – and overdue
Keir Starmer's 'Plan for Change' needs to stick to have any chance of success.
Austerity postponed? The impact of Labour’s first budget on public services
Rachel Reeves’ budget will see spending increase faster than demand for every public service bar police until 2025/26.
Youth work and prevention
Briefing: the benefits of youth work