James Richards

is a freelance journalist

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Autumn Statement must deliver government housing promises, says CIH

Ministers must use the Autumn Statement to turn party conference pledges on housing into a reality... Read more
Brexit planning could cost £65m a year, IfG finds

Planning for Britain’s exit from the European Union could cost the government £65m a... Read more
Poor service integration to blame for dangerous hospital discharges, MPs say

Patients are too often being discharged from hospital when it is not safe for them to leave due to... Read more
Engage communities and politicians early in resourcing decisions, CCGs told

Clinical commissioning groups in the NHS have been offered guidance to help them make difficult... Read more
‘Nudge’ techniques could reduce housing benefit fraud and error

Housing benefit overpayments are more likely to be identified when residents receive a separate... Read more
Treasury confirms public sector pay offs to be capped at £95k

Public sector exit packages will be capped at £95,000 the government confirmed today... Read more
BAME people “significantly underrepresented” across government leadership

Black and minority ethnic people remain significantly underrepresented in the top 5,000 leadership... Read more
Councils could face £320m bill for full academy conversion

Local councils could be landed with a bill of up to £320m if all schools are converted into... Read more
Academy chains failing to transform education, finds Reform

The recent wave of academy schools created by the government is not having a transformative impact... Read more
90% of UK cities are below the European average for productivity

Cities in the UK are lagging behind their European counterparts in terms of productivity, skills... Read more

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