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Labour is failing on public service reform, according to a new report by the Institute for Government.

I found out about this because Clive Lewis mentioned it today (November 19, 2025) on the BBC’s Politics Live, citing it as a reason for wanting to jettison Keir Starmer as party leader and prime minister.

I had to root around a bit for some information but here’s Civil Service World:

“Keir Starmer’s government has made far less progress with improving public services than it should have in its first 16 months in power and needs to up its game, according to a new report by the Institute for Government.

“The IfG’s Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 finds that while Labour has taken some positive steps since its 2024 general-election victory, poor preparation in opposition and a lack of coordination across government has undermined its efforts.

“The report, which was funded by charity the Nuffield Foundation, acknowledges that almost all public services were performing “much worse” when Labour regained the keys to 10 Downing Street than when the party was last in power in 2010. It said that schools were the only exception.

“The Performance Tracker covers nine key service areas. While it notes some progress since Labour’s general-election win, it says the progress to date is not enough – and records “little to no progress” in six of those areas and a backwards step in one.

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