Doing background research on local government reorganisation this weekend

On Thursday, the govt will publish its Plan for Change. This will include key 'milestones' for each of the govt's five missions. Targets such as these have been used extensively by previous govts trying to improve public service performance. But how effective are targets?

A short🧵on the evidence:

The scale of the challenge facing the Government as it tries to restore order to the children's social care 'market' becomes clear when you consider the sheer number of children's homes being set up by companies for profit. 🧵

Enjoyed this five-star review of Stockport station on Google Maps.