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Local authorities are facing a £26bn funding gap, and that’s not the worst of it
The money local authorities receive from central government has been slashed by 86% since 2010 - and there's worse to come.
The Franchise system still isn’t working, regardless of who runs the west coast
Yesterday the government announced that Virgin Trains would not run the West Coast mainline for the first time since 1997. A consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia (the Italian state rail operator, we have state run rail in the UK, it’s just not our state that runs it) will take over the Franchise in December.
Rail reform - ruling out public ownership a missed opportunity for radical change
We don't think the man tasked with sorting out Britain's failed railways should take public ownership off the table.
The crisis in criminal justice is too acute for the new PM to ignore
The next Prime Minister must tackle the crisis engulfing the Criminal Justice System if it's to survive.
To bring back bus travel, we should learn from the Swiss
Research shows that public transport in general and buses in particular are often seen as the distant second preference to private cars. So, if travellers are choosing other options, why should we worry so much about the bus?
Private prisons are more violent, so why does the MoJ want more of them?
A new report highlights how private companies are failing to provide prisons that are safe and secure.
Government finally admits G4S can't be trusted to run Birmingham prison
Decision to return HMP Birmingham to public control proof that private profit and the criminal justice system don't go together
Interserve shows the Government still haven’t learned the lessons of Carillion
Just over a year since the collapse of Carillion, another outsourcing giant looks set to topple.
A guilty verdict for privatised probation
Today the National Audit Office delivered their verdict on the government's shake up of probation services, and it is not pretty.
