Colin Talbot

Colin Talbot is professor of government at the University of Manchester. @colinrtalbot

Recent articles

What might post-Brexit public services look like?

A Conservative government looks likely for the next few years. What might public services look like... Read more
Autumn Statement: roll back the state?

The proportion of GDP spent on public services concerns far more than balancing the books –... Read more
The Conservative election victory: one nation?

There’s more than one way to lose a majority. David Cameron will be watching Tory... Read more
Public spending: the final frontier?

Today’s Autumn Statement was more like a mini-Budget. What it shows is that the chancellor... Read more
Assertiveness training

There are stirrings of a new mood in Parliament – now MPs need to square up to the executive... Read more
The politics of the Spending Review

There is no need to limit this week's Spending Review to one year or to have it so early. These... Read more
A False Economy

From time to time, evidence of invisible people and invisible jobs appear on the government’s... Read more

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