James Richards

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

Autumn Statement: Housing and infrastructure spending increased to boost productivity

Philip Hammond has pledged a real terms doubling of the government’s annual spending on housing... Read more
Government makes further sale of Lloyds stake

The government has now recovered over £17bn of the £20.3bn of taxpayer money injected into Lloyds... Read more
Auditors highlight worsening NHS finances

The financial performance of NHS bodies “worsened considerably” in 2015-16 and has become... Read more
Use Autumn Statement to support lifelong learning, government urged

Theresa May’s vision of a Britain that works for everyone can only be achieved if people can... Read more
PM May sets out plan to boost government R&D spending

Prime minister Theresa May has announced that the government is to invest an extra £2bn in research... Read more
UK at forefront of fiscal reporting practices worldwide, says IMF

The UK government has scored highly on an international fiscal transparency measure published by... Read more
Late intervention services ‘continue to cost public purse £17bn’

Failure to prevent damaging social problems such as domestic violence, abuse, unemployment and... Read more
PAC slams ‘grossly irresponsible’ local health services contract

The collapse of a contract worth £800m to provide adult community health services for people in... Read more
Poor communication hampers shifting aid relationships, ICAI finds

Poor communication and relationship management weakened the process of ending the UK’s... Read more
Unison: business rates windfall should be spent on social care

Unison has called on the government to use a £2.4bn surplus in unallocated business rates to... Read more

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