Stuart Hoddinott
Senior Researcher
Stuart's recent work
Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearance
How did the prime minister fare at his grilling by a committee of parliament’s senior MPs?
Five things we learned from the spring budget 2024
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement
Rishi Sunak’s five pledges: one year on
How much progress has the prime minister made towards meeting his five pledges?
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Performance Tracker 2023: General practice
Despite a declining workforce, GPs are delivering more appointments than ever, though this may be increasing workloads and burnout.
Performance Tracker 2023: Summary
Public services are crumbling in the face of workforce problems, years of underinvestment, and current spending plans. A new approach is needed.
Local government section 114 (bankruptcy) notices
What is a section 114 notice, and why have councils been issuing more of them recently?
Six key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
Rishi Sunak’s speech made the headlines – but the Conservative Party conference was full of sub-plots worth following.
Birmingham’s budget woes should be a warning to government – or other councils could follow suit
The government should take action on systematic failures in local government finance.
‘Health week’ can’t hide slow progress on Rishi Sunak’s NHS pledge
While some waiting time data is moving in the right direction, the prime minister is still some way off meeting his NHS pledge.
Rishi Sunak’s public sector pay offer makes sense but is unlikely to stop the strikes
The government appears to have made a breakthrough in ongoing public sector pay disputes, but big questions remain over where the money will be found.
What does the Office for Local Government need to succeed?
The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) is welcome – but it needs independence from government to succeed.
Keir Starmer’s NHS targets are not without risk
Stuart Hoddinott says Keir Starmer’s mission to drive improvement in the health service cannot be built on targets alone
The government’s plans for general practice will do little to improve patient access
Rishi Sunak's plan for general practice is welcome, but it will remain difficult for patients to access the service.