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Marr on Prescott: "I'm very upset he's gone"

The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

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Funding Public Services: Unintended Consequences and Government Challenges

This chapter explores the difficulties in financing essential public services like the NHS and education, connecting these issues to past policy changes and their unintended effects, such as the HGV driver shortage. It also discusses the resulting electoral challenges faced by current governments due to their inability to adequately meet public demands.

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