Audit Scotland sets out lessons learned from public sector ICT projects
ScotGov: Scottish Survey of Literacy & Numeracy (SSLN) 2016 (Literacy) – (ScotGov: Quarterly National Accounts Scotland, 2016 Q4)
WAG: Report on Wales’ future landscapes published
IFS: Free school meals for all primary pupils: Projections from a pilot – (IFS: Labour’s proposed boost to education spending)
CIPD publishes ‘Manifesto for Work’ ahead of General Election
RUSI: Britain’s General Elections and Brexit - First Salvoes or Just Firing Blanks? – (RUSI: Emmanuel Macron’s Electoral Victory: Now the Hard Work Begins)
Open Europe: Germany welcomes President Macron with caution
IEA: Labour’s advertising restrictions will do nothing to tackle childhood obesity – (IEA: Incoherent Labour tax plans beset with problems ~ IEA: Labour’s plan for higher business taxes “a big step backwards” ~ IEA: UK is second worst country in the EU for nanny state interference)
IEA: Energy price cap will not guarantee lower bills ~ Adam Smith Inst: Theresa May's energy price cap will backfire
IPPR North: England’s new Metro Mayors must unite with Sadiq Khan to demand fresh powers – (IPPR Scotland: Skills reform needed as HALF of Scottish jobs at risk from automation, leading think-tank warns)
NEF: Britain’s real top earner is property, new research shows
CSJ: The manifesto is the PM's opportunity to support families
NIESR: 'UK GDP expected to grow at 1.7% this year and 1.9% in 2018' – (NIESR: 'World economy expected to grow 3.3% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018' ~ NIESR: The Economic Landscape of the UK ~ NIESR: Inequality Social Mobility and the New Economy ~ NIESR: GDP slows to 0.2% in 3 months ending in April 2017)
JRF: Challenge for new metro mayors to ensure everyone benefits from economic growth
NLGN: A Change-making vision for local government
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