Waste Not

For too long, the language of efficiency has been ceded by progressives. This report argues that reclaiming it is not just possible but essential. A government that loses billions to fraud, waste, and corporate capture will fail, however bold its wider ambitions. Britain’s government has a chronic waste problem. We identify, conservatively, over £30 billion in potential annual savings: not from cutting public services, but from tackling the real waste in how government procures goods, fights fraud, and collects tax. That is money that could fund the NHS, climate investment, and genuine transformation.