Blog Delays and deficits: Why is Britain so bad at building? The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) sat down on Monday afternoon to quiz industry experts on the use of private finance for infrastructure projects. A key message was that it’s not that the private sector would never want to invest in infrastructure projects, it’s that they make no business
Blog Britain's Quangos Uncovered: Unaccountable power, biased broadcasting, and bloated paychecks Monday brought with it the release of our second research paper in our Britain’s Quangos Uncovered campaign - the quango rich list. Top of the list, and therefore being the highest paid quangocrat in the country, was Channel 4’s chief executive Alex Mahon who received a whopping £993,
Research Big spending projects gone wrong The first budget of the current Labour government, in October 2024, specified economic growth as a key objective for the next five years. To achieve this, the government has argued that investment in infrastructure will be necessary. Investment in infrastructure is a positive goal as it can be a key
Research Quango Rich List 2025 A quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation (quango) is a body set up to perform a function of government while operating at arm’s length from ministers and departments. Quangos sit in a unique position between the public and private sectors. They are often granted statutory powers but are not directly accountable to
Blog Ten takeaways from Town Hall Rich List 2025 We have just released the 19th annual edition of our Town Hall Rich List (THRL). A complete database of every council employee receiving over £100,000 in total remuneration, THRL compiles every remuneration report from all of the councils in the UK. Here are the ten takeaways from this record-breaking
Blog Spring Statement or Emergency Budget? The news leading up to the Spring Statement has been anything but encouraging for the Chancellor. To set the tone for what’s shaping up to be a grim budget, the Telegraph announced that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will halve its growth forecast for the upcoming financial year.
