Stuart Hoddinott
Associate Director
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Progress on public services has been slower than hoped
Labour is banking on reforms to improve public services.
Adult social care across England
Examining the care gap in England.
Spending review 2025: Six key things we learned from Rachel Reeves' announcement
IfG experts set out the six things they learned from the spending review.
Reform’s “DOGE” is a superficial response to deep problems in local government
Reform should rethink its plans to copy the DOGE approach.
Pay review bodies’ recommendations should be a catalyst to workforce reform
New pay deals help, but the public sector reward system is still creaking.
Adult social care could be a victim of the government’s immigration white paper
The immigration white paper makes it less likely that the government will improve performance in adult social care.
The case for Total Place 2.0
What can the government learn from Total Place?
Mayoral and local elections 2025: The government should hold its course on devolution despite the rise of Reform
Labour will need to learn to work with local political leaders from opposition parties.
General practice across England: What should the government take away from these findings?
What this government should be looking at as it embarks on its programme of NHS reform, specifically to improve the picture in general practice.
General practice across England: The number and type of appointments are related to patient satisfaction
What matters to patients is not the number of appointments that a staff member delivers, but rather the number of appointments that they can access.