Inheritances are the £100 billion elephant in the room in talk of British decline
Is Britain in decline? 2023 is looking bleak for the UK economy. According to the recent IMF forecast, it will be the only major economy in...
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Paying for Prevention – could new government spending rules unlock an upstream revolution in public services?
As the political parties gear up for the next election, public service reform is back on the agenda. This includes a renewed focus on prevention...
Labour and Tory heavyweights join forces to reform public services
Demos today launches the Future Public Services Taskforce: a major cross-party initiative to produce a new, public service reform strategy for central government. The government...
Public Services 2030 Network – Launch event: Only We Can Save The State
Far from the corridors of power in Westminster, a revolution has been taking place in councils and frontline charities across the country. In doing so,...
Only We Can Save the State: Lessons for national government from public service reform in Barking and Dagenham
The views expressed in this report are the personal views of the author. This is an independent report from Chris Naylor. It has not been...
Citizens’ White Paper
The challenges facing the country and the new Labour government are daunting. From broken public services to a sluggish economy, with an electorate worn down...
Beyond the sticking plaster: A vision for long-term reform of local government finances
The current crisis in local government finances is being felt across the country, with communities paying the highest price. In Leicester, adventure playgrounds used by...
Youth Employment Hubs should be at the centre of the government’s efforts to support young people into work
This week, the Chancellor delivered a significant Budget – raising public spending by £70 billion, funded by large tax rises and borrowing for investment. Hidden...
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
In this guest report journalist and founder of Bellingcat, Eliot Higgins, and the academic Dr Natalie Martin, set out a new framework to help us...
Rethinking the Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) – which assesses eligibility for the main out-of-work disability benefit, Employment and Support Allowance – is widely seen to be...