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Why? It turns out, the NHS is now doing more stuff to the average patient before they leave the waiting list. See @maxwarner.bsky.social's thread 👇
In a new @theifs.bsky.social comment, we examine what’s driving the divergence between two of the government’s biggest NHS priorities.
1/11
So why isn't the waiting list going down more quickly?
🧵 @maxwarner.bsky.social and Olly Harvey-Rich examine what's going on:
Why? It turns out, the NHS is now doing more stuff to the average patient before they leave the waiting list. See @maxwarner.bsky.social's thread 👇
In a new @theifs.bsky.social comment, we examine what’s driving the divergence between two of the government’s biggest NHS priorities.
1/11
So why isn't the waiting list going down more quickly?
🧵 @maxwarner.bsky.social and Olly Harvey-Rich examine what's going on:
In a new @theifs.bsky.social comment, we examine what’s driving the divergence between two of the government’s biggest NHS priorities.
1/11
So why isn't the waiting list going down more quickly?
🧵 @maxwarner.bsky.social and Olly Harvey-Rich examine what's going on:
So why isn't the waiting list going down more quickly?
🧵 @maxwarner.bsky.social and Olly Harvey-Rich examine what's going on:
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These declines are expected to be fastest in Scotland (8%), Wales (10%) and Northern Ireland (15%).
These declines are expected to be fastest in Scotland (8%), Wales (10%) and Northern Ireland (15%).
Our new IFS Zooms In episode sees @helenmiller.bsky.social @benzaranko.bsky.social and Stuart Adam examine the tax changes buried in the detail of last week's Budget, from electric vehicles to tourist tax.
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Our new IFS Zooms In episode sees @helenmiller.bsky.social @benzaranko.bsky.social and Stuart Adam examine the tax changes buried in the detail of last week's Budget, from electric vehicles to tourist tax.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/tax...
This leaves policymakers with a choice: deliver savings or increase school funding per pupil?
🧵 @lukesibieta.bsky.social's report, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explains:
This leaves policymakers with a choice: deliver savings or increase school funding per pupil?
🧵 @lukesibieta.bsky.social's report, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, explains:
They have put so much time and thought into their evaluation of sure start and it’s multiple effects over time.
The quality and impact of their work reflects this. 👏
I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!
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They have put so much time and thought into their evaluation of sure start and it’s multiple effects over time.
The quality and impact of their work reflects this. 👏
I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!
🏆 Find out more: ifs.org.uk/news/ifs-sur...
I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!
🎧 Listen to the episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🎧 Listen to the episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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What's still missing is the plan for how to tackle it - reform? changes to education spending? budget top-ups?
Risks too to councils' finances - and their incentives.
Big questions remain!
@ckfarquharson.bsky.social, Kate Ogden, David Phillips, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape’s briefing explains how the #Budget2025 will affect SEND spending and the options for councils' SEND-related deficits ⬇️
What's still missing is the plan for how to tackle it - reform? changes to education spending? budget top-ups?
Risks too to councils' finances - and their incentives.
Big questions remain!
Jack Britton, Nick Ridpath,
@carmenvillaecon.bsky.social, & Ben Waltmann evaluate programs that pay UK disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school, providing evidence of low cost-effectiveness.
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@ckfarquharson.bsky.social, Kate Ogden, David Phillips, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape’s briefing explains how the #Budget2025 will affect SEND spending and the options for councils' SEND-related deficits ⬇️
@ckfarquharson.bsky.social, Kate Ogden, David Phillips, @lukesibieta.bsky.social and Darcey Snape’s briefing explains how the #Budget2025 will affect SEND spending and the options for councils' SEND-related deficits ⬇️
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Read @heidikarj.bsky.social's new report, funded by the IFS Retirement Saving Consortium ⬇️
Read @heidikarj.bsky.social's new report, funded by the IFS Retirement Saving Consortium ⬇️
@helenmiller.bsky.social explains how tax revenues made Rachel Reeves' job easier this Budget in our podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
@helenmiller.bsky.social explains how tax revenues made Rachel Reeves' job easier this Budget in our podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
@helenmiller.bsky.social, @benzaranko.bsky.social & @ckfarquharson.bsky.social discuss the Budget and its implications for growth in our podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
@helenmiller.bsky.social, @benzaranko.bsky.social & @ckfarquharson.bsky.social discuss the Budget and its implications for growth in our podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
The hit from big tax rises is set to kick in later, particularly for middle and higher-income households.
The hit from big tax rises is set to kick in later, particularly for middle and higher-income households.
@ckfarquharson.bsky.social discusses living standards in our #Budget2025 podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
@ckfarquharson.bsky.social discusses living standards in our #Budget2025 podcast.
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@helenmiller.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social discuss whether the Budget's tax changes are a breach of Labour's manifesto pledge in our new podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
@helenmiller.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social discuss whether the Budget's tax changes are a breach of Labour's manifesto pledge in our new podcast.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
Listen in for our take on the Budget, and our attempt to string together coherent sentences on little sleep…
@helenmiller.bsky.social, @benzaranko.bsky.social and @ckfarquharson.bsky.social break down the major decisions in a packed Autumn Budget and what they mean for the UK in our new IFS Zooms In episode.
🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/aut...
Listen in for our take on the Budget, and our attempt to string together coherent sentences on little sleep…