This report examines the state of the UK state by focusing on the challenges facing the NHS, schools, and the justice system, which the next government will need to address. It also sets out a plan for progress.

This policy brief seeks to contribute to the re-emerging topic of public service reform, which is returning largely due to concerns about the state of public services.

This report has a particular focus on reforming the centre of government and the flow of funding to local places, to enable local services and frontline teams to innovate and drive preventative, personalised and productive services across the United Kingdom.

This paper proposes a new centre of innovation and research excellence to equip Nesta with the knowledge necessary to improve the social, behavioural and environmental determinants of health.

This paper brings together views from Nesta on better ways of mapping and measuring public value. It considers many fields - from health and culture to public services - to find more rounded and realistic ways of capturing the many dimensions of value created by public action.