Sam Macrory
sammacrory.bsky.social
Sam Macrory
@sammacrory.bsky.social
Director of Communications, Institute for Government
Reposted by Sam Macrory
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank.

Great summary of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk's analysis by @kiranstacey.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank
Keir Starmer accused of failing to adequately strategise while in opposition, leading to uncoordinated policymaking
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reposted by Sam Macrory
The first chapters of the report (on local government) were published a month ago. The NHS chapters were published today.

The Guardian article is an exclusive
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Here's Amber's @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report

Which finds that the equivalent of 23,000 primary school classrooms are empty across England, the highest number since records began

(and there's loads of more fascinating data in there)

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Performance Tracker 2025: Schools | Institute for Government
It will be extremely difficult for the government to meet its education priorities within the budget it has set for the coming parliament.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Read the Times story!

Then read @cassiarowland.bsky.social’s report

Fascinating data

Expert analysis

And some tricky conclusions for the government

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Performance Tracker 2025: Criminal justice system | Institute for Government
The government must act to avoid the justice system returning to the crisis point seen when Labour entered office, or worse.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM