Published in June 2021 by The Health Devolution Commission ‘Levelling Up Health, report and recommendations of the Health Devolution Commission on the Government’s proposed Health and Care Bill was co-authored by Steve Barwick and Phil Hope.

Published in 2021 by the Future Social Care Coalition ‘A Social Care People Plan Framework’ was co-authored by Steve Barwick and Phil Hope.

Published in May 2020 by the New Policy Institute 'Excess Saving' in lockdown: a big new economic challenge was co-authored by Steve, Dan Corry and Dr Peter Kenway.

Published in 2020 by The Health Devolution Commission ‘Building Back Health and Prosperity Summary Report of the Health Devolution Commission’ was co-authored by Steve Barwick and Phil Hope.

Published in 2020 by DevoConnect for the UK2070 Commission ‘The Devo 3.0 Review: Laying the foundation for more and better devolution’ was co-authored by Steve Barwick and Jack Hutchingson.

Published in 2019 by The Smith Institute in association with the Trade Union FDA ‘impartiality matters: perspectives on the importance of impartiality in the civil service in a “post truth” world’ was edited by Steve Barwick.

UK’s richest 20% reduce spending by £23bn during lockdown

Analysis suggests wealthiest Britons have used period to increase savings and pay debts

The richest 20% of Britons will have reduced their spending by around £23bn by the middle of June, according to analysis by the New Policy Institute that shows the coronavirus pandemic has allowed the better off an unprecedented opportunity to increase savings and pay down debts.

We need an equal partnership between the NHS and councils on health and care

The Health Devolution Commission set out in its Levelling Up Health report… Now the Parliamentary Select Committee for Local Government has flagged its concern. Their recent report Progress towards Devolution categorically concludes: ‘The proposals of the cross-party Health Devolution Commission should be the basis for health devolution.’

Carers’ Unfair Pay

Boris Johnson under renewed pressure to reveal social care plans

Former health ministers from both Tory and Labour parties back plans to reform the workforce and drive up pay and standards

Boris Johnson came under renewed pressure on Wednesday night to come forward with his social care plans, as six former health ministers backed plans to reform the workforce and drive up pay and standards.

Skint care workers 'abandoning careers' to work in Amazon warehouses for £12.71

A Labour conference fringe event, hosted by Mirror editor Alison Phillips, heard workers are using food banks and sleeping in their cars - as Andy Burnham called for them to get the same pay as the NHS

Skint care workers are abandoning the stricken service to work in Amazon warehouses for £12.71 an hour, an industry chief warned today.

John Hughes of Community Integrated Care said workers are using food banks, unable to afford relatives’ funerals and sleeping in cars.

Whatever happened to Devo 3.0?

The pandemic has played havoc with the Prime Minister’s policy pipeline. It has paralysed much of Government thinking which has, understandably and correctly, focussed on three issues only: COVID, Brexit and Recovery. But with deaths (thankfully) finally going down and the roadmap published, the PM has a Queen’s Speech suddenly on the horizon. He will need to set out his stall on health and housing, education and skills, and a whole lot more. In this context, it is only fair to ask, whatever happened to the Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper.