Stuart Hoddinott
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Burnham can’t take the politics out of social care reform
The new PM will have to prioritise to make progress on social care during this parliament.
Burnham’s devolution agenda can lay strong foundations for public service reform
The new PM needs to align the boundaries of services in local areas.
Andy Burnham needs a new fiscal strategy that deals with the tax lock
Tough choices on tax and spend await the next prime minister.
Reflecting on Keir Starmer’s premiership
The IfG team looks back at two years of Labour government under Keir Starmer.
Burnham should learn from Starmer’s successes and failures on public services
Keir Starmer squandered the opportunity to reform public services.
Scrapping the Public Sector Equality Duty won’t create the change Badenoch wants
Kemi Badenoch’s speech at the IfG saw her pledge to abolish the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Ten things we learned from the King’s Speech 2026
What did the King’s Speech tell us about the government’s priorities for the new session?
The government should learn the lessons of past public service reform programmes
Two new publications from the Institute for Government argue that the government should learn the lessons of past reform efforts.
Devolution, integration, prevention: Do the government’s public service reform plans add up?
There is a mismatch between the government's stated aims for public service reform and how departments are driving change.
One year on: Where has the government’s decision to abolish NHS England left the NHS?
The NHS is dealing with the fall out of Keir Starmer’s hasty and confused announcement.