The State of the State 2024 - By the people who use it and the people who run it

The State of the State 2024 By the people who use it and the people who run it NEXT Contents Introduction 2 Methodology The State of the State blends two forms of research to provide a view of Executive summary 3 the state from the people who depend on it and the people who run it. [...] 2 The State of the State 2024 BACK NEXT Executive summary The State of the State provides a view of The key findings from our survey and interviews are: the public sector from the people who The public expects big government to continue – less interested in how services are organised and do use it and the people who run it. [...] 6 The State of the State 2024 BACK NEXT The public’s view of the public sector 7 The State of the State 2024 BACK NEXT The public’s view of the public sector Our annual State of the State survey, delivered by Ipsos UK, tests the public Key takeaways mood on government and public • The public is evenly split on whether they want higher government spending or lower taxes services. [...] The money tree looks empty, The UK will eventually run out of The other side of the equation and we’re headed to a general money because of public sector on the public finances is we’ve election when a new government pensions, social care, welfare and had a sustained period of growth – of whatever colour – will reset the NHS unless we go down the in the state and lost the art of government’s prior. [...] Whitehall Official 37 The State of the State 2024 BACK NEXT The state of net zero 38 The State of the State 2024 BACK NEXT The state of net zero In June 2019, the UK became the Through its Climate Change Act, the UK Government committed This year’s State of the State takes a special look at the road to net to reducing greenhouse gases by 100 per cent of 1990 levels by zero by exploring public atti.