James Richards

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

Report highlights potential benefits of criminal justice devolution

Greater criminal justice devolution could help reduce reoffending rates, a review has found.
School maintenance backlog hits £6.7bn, auditors find

It would cost the government at least £6.7bn to bring the school estate in England up to a... Read more
MPs slam ‘inconsistent’ application of benefit sanctions

The government’s inconsistency in applying benefit sanctions is unacceptable and should end, MPs on... Read more
NHS providers post £900m deficit in financial year to date

NHS providers have amassed a deficit of almost £900m in the first nine months of the current... Read more
North needs infrastructure finance powers to boost growth, says think-tank

Whitehall must spend more money on transport infrastructure in the North if the region is to fully... Read more
Borrowing likely to come in below expectations, EY Item Club predicts

The chancellor can expect borrowing figures to be lower than expected when the Office for Budget... Read more
Give councils social care cash, urges NHS Confederation

NHS bodies have called on the government to provide extra funding in the 8 March Budget to help... Read more
Rate of employment growth slows, ONS figures show

The number of people in work in the UK continued to grow in the three months to December 2016,... Read more
Javid to place Israeli boycott restrictions on legal footing

The government has opened a consultation on plans to prevent councils boycotting goods and services... Read more
Universal credit recipients to get money advice

Universal credit claimants can now receive free support for their personal finances through an... Read more

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