Public services policy
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Do MPs really want to limit the painstaking detective work of police?The policing and crime bill will put justice under threat because it will impose unrealistic time frames on our vital investigations
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Mentally ill patients face 'double whammy' of poor hospital careMost people with mental health issues do not receive good treatment at A&E, leading to repeated visits, report finds
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Despite cuts and fears over Brexit workloads, Whitehall is performing well, but services like social care, prisons, hospitals and the police all face challengesBrexit won't kill the civil service – but if you use public services, be afraid
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Once the biggest housing associations own 90% of social homes, tenants will lose outAs social housing moves inexorably towards mega-mergers and consolidation, it should heed a warning from history: big is not always beautiful
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Seven successful government apps from around the worldFrom Hong Kong to Hungary, here are the publicly-funded apps helping to streamline services, save money and make citizens’ lives easier
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Nurse shifts left unfilled at nearly every hospital in England, figures showAnalysis of official data finds 96% of NHS hospital trusts had fewer nurses covering day shifts than they had planned
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The battle under way in the capital should trouble us all. Proponents call it innovation, but I say it’s an assault on the poor
Lives torn apart and assets lost: this is what a Labour privatisation would mean
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On mental health, the Tories need to put their money where their mouths areDavid Cameron and Theresa May have said all the right things about improving the nation’s mental health. Yet people aren’t getting the help they badly need
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The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the normA new report confirms our worst fears about lack of midwives and lack of continuity. The situation is frustrating and dangerous – and it’s getting worse
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Online justice: why courts should explore emerging digital possibilitiesCould courtrooms soon be a thing of the past? We look at countries leading the way in digitising the judiciary
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Education secretary's constituency to lose out in funding changesThe government’s ‘fair funding’ formula will see 98% of state schools’ funding cut, say unions, with cities worst affected
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Crisis, what NHS crisis? Theresa May must stop this denialI’ve turned around three failing hospitals, and I believe the NHS will keel over unless ministers start to address its problems and stop blaming GPs and patients
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Jeremy Corbyn decries 'social care crisis made in Downing Street'Labour leader says entire system is at serious risk of breakdown unless government invests more money
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GPs should do more to take pressure off A&E departments, says MayPrime minister wants surgeries to offer a seven-day service, but is accused of trying to scapegoat family doctors for chaos in NHS hospitals
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NHS chief Simon Stevens refuses to buckle under No 10 pressureNHS England chief executive is vowing to remain in post, despite tense relationship with Theresa May
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It was easy to dismiss officials’ fears about Brexit: more difficult to discredit Simon Stevens because we can see the health crisis for ourselvesMinisters can’t silence NHS concerns because people can see it unravelling
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Former Tory health minister defends Simon Stevens over NHS winter crisisStephen Dorrell tells No 10 to focus on problems on the ground as new figures reveal extent of strain on the system before Christmas
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It is easy for the government to ignore the plight of this generation, but failure to act damages us allThe Tory policy for young people in Britain is victimisation by design
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The shallowness of Theresa May’s shared societyLetters: What the majority of UK citizens are sharing is the breakdown of all the public caring services which have been built up since the second world war
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NHS England chief hits back at Theresa May on health service fundingSimon Stevens shows MPs copy of Daily Mail story that UK has fewer medics, beds and scanners than other European nations
Government is guilty of dereliction of duty on social care funding