James Richards

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

Government must learn to fail better, says institute

The government must stop reaching for superficial solutions when explaining the failure of public... Read more
Abolish stamp duty and ease planning restrictions, urges TaxPayers’ Alliance

The government should scrap stamp duty and ease planning restrictions to address the worsening... Read more
PAC: delayed discharge costing NHS £800m

Elderly people are regularly kept in hospital for too long after their treatment has finished, with... Read more
Devolution ‘failing’ to address national problems

Devolution in the UK is failing to address the country’s pressing political, social and... Read more
UK employment ‘highest since records began’

The UK employment rate has climbed to 74.4%, the highest since records began in 1971.
Government has ‘no coherent framework’ for implementing policy

The government lacks a “coherent, enduring framework” for planning and managing policy... Read more
Take-up of Green Deal loans “abysmal” finds PAC

Uptake on the government’s Green Deal loan scheme was “woefully low” and projections of its success... Read more
Welsh auditor unearths £4.4m of fraud and overpayments

Around £4.4m of fraud and overpayments have been identified in Wales through the latest National... Read more
Cut corporation tax to zero, urges Adam Smith Institute

The UK should reboot Britain in the wake of Brexit by cutting its corporation tax to zero and... Read more
Northern Rock asset sale “value for money”, finds auditor

The sale of former Northern Rock assets by the government completed last year “was value for money... Read more

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