Also in this newsletter, blossoming relations between Scottish government and Starmer’s administration
Office for Students advertises £4mn professional services contract as more institutions approach the brink
Removing winter fuel subsidies for all but the poorest pensioners, is the first of many tough choices, the chancellor has warned
Rachel Reeves will attempt to sell Britain under Labour as a ‘stable place to do business’
A horrific knife attack, disinformation and extremists whipping up anger have all played a role in triggering a shocking outburst of violence
Judges consider keeping courts open all night after mobs clash with police across England
Experts warn that public backing for development is essential in new government’s bid to end housing crisis
Westminster arrivals face stiff competition for staff as Tory-affiliated PR outfits offer to treble salaries
One hundred years on, the Zinoviev Letter illustrates how election results have deeper causes than disinformation
Home Office warns that anyone using violence will face ‘full force of the law’
Plus, the truth about Rachel Reeves’s fiscal inheritance
Tighter terms have been set out with some ‘olive branches’ to ease transition
Also in this newsletter, interest rate cut begs question of whether Sunak’s election timing was ill-judged, with questions for both parties
Prime minister speaks to police chiefs after protests following mass stabbing on Monday
Also in this week’s newsletter: civil service headcount balloons
Knife-edge vote marks boost to Labour government’s promise to kick-start economic growth
The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services
Race to replace Rishi Sunak seems designed to favour a rightwinger and Robert Jenrick in particular
Brussels claims Britain has failed to implement key Brexit divorce deal
Labour government needs to reform spending review process if it wants to reach its mission targets, IfG warns
Far-right group blamed for violence in which at least 50 officers were injured
Concerns increase that government lacks sufficient stability to operate effectively
The chancellor’s scrapping of social care plans shows how short-term tactics continue to let down the UK
No 10 has relinquished much of its fiscal firepower in settling rows over salaries
Macro cuts
