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 2022/23: Spring update - Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – food safety, libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
The NHS crisis: Does the government have a plan?
The government's NHS crisis response is likely too little and too late for this winter.
The government is right to rebalance funding towards disadvantaged councils
Stuart Hoddinott welcomes the new local government finance settlement's announcement that more money will go to disadvantaged councils.
What does the autumn statement mean for public services?
The autumn statement's impact on public services may be politically unsustainable.
'Austerity' in public services: lessons from the 2010s
Jeremy Hunt is right to delay his fiscal statement – but should not rush into a new austerity programme.
Performance Tracker 2022
Public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next election.
Performance Tracker 2022: Neighbourhood services
Neighbourhood services – food safety, libraries, road maintenance, and waste collection – entered the pandemic with reduced or changed amenities.
Performance Tracker 2022: Adult social care
In 2020/21, the threat of Covid discouraged older people from coming forward for care. But demand is on the rise.
Performance Tracker 2022: Hospitals
The NHS is still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, while factors outside of Covid continue to put hospitals under intense pressure.
Performance Tracker 2022: General practice
In the third year of the pandemic, general practice is attempting to cope with a huge surge in demand, putting pressure on an overstretched workforce.