This briefing paper is part of Demos’ work on reforming public services and moving towards a more preventative state. The first paper in the series focused on the vision of a preventative state and suggested the idea of Treasury reform to support it. This briefing document is designed to flesh out more about how that...

This research shows that government policy will be more effective if it focuses on practical, as well as financial solutions, including addressing the reasons older workers are leaving the workforce.

In this essay, the authors argue that we need a state which is more expansive in how it sees the challenge of reforming public services.