James Richards

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

Thirty local authorities to lead starter home building effort

The government has given the green light for thousands of new starter homes to be built on... Read more
Five extra hospitals needed to meet winter demand, finds Nuffield Trust

Pressures in the NHS have become so severe that an extra five hospitals worth of beds were needed... Read more
May urged to set social mobility targets to drive Whitehall progress

Prime minister Theresa May has been urged to set specific targets to improve social mobility and... Read more
IfG: Whitehall planning hampered by top-level secrecy on Brexit

Number 10’s continuing secrecy over its Brexit negotiating position is causing confusion... Read more
More Lloyds shares sold by Treasury

The government has now recovered over £17.5bn of the £20.3bn of taxpayers’ money injected into... Read more
Schools face £3bn funding gap as cost pressures increase, says NAO

Schools will have to find savings of £3bn by 2019-20 to counteract cumulative cost pressures... Read more
MPs slam construction of £285m St Helena airport where planes can’t land

A government project to build a commercial airport on the UK overseas territory of St Helena at a... Read more
Cabinet Office underestimated difficulty of procurement reform, say auditors

The Cabinet Office severely underestimated the difficulty of implementing joint buying across... Read more
Northern resilience required in wake of Brexit vote, says IPPR North

The economies of post-industrial towns must be made more resilient if the North is to prosper after... Read more
Library funding falls by another £25m, CIPFA finds

Local councils cut spending for local libraries by £25m in 2015-16, reflecting a five-year... Read more

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