Nice effort to explain for the Prison Service how new public management (NPM) combined with political short-termism, wreaks havoc, every time, with productivity in any public agency bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... See also

Pleased to see evidence submitted with @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social was referenced in the 7th Report on Industrial Strategy by the Business & Trade Committee. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...

Want to know about the effect of political short-termism on the Prison Service in England and Wales? New to the blog!⚡️ @samwarner.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @profdaverichards.bsky.social policyandpoliticsblog.com/2025/06/12/t...

Is Labour doing enough to address the deep-seated problems with the British state? @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, Darcy Luke, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, and @andywestwood.bsky.social discuss the government's approach to institutional reform

Written evidence from @nathancritch.bsky.social, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond and myself to Business & Trade Committee inquiry on Industrial Strategy has been published You can read here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8882/in...

New article w/ @liamstanley.bsky.social and @dillonwamsley.bsky.social in British Politics. Using the tools of British political economy, we situate the interlocking crises of fiscal capacity, territorial integrity and decarbonisation in the UK in deeper historical context. doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Pleased @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social have published this piece on the Spring Statement co-written with @nathancritch.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social & David Richards. We argue the Spring Statement signals a return of Treasury orthodoxy which may undermine Labour's bolder plans for change.

New article on “the looming crisis of British Politics”. We draw on the British political economy tradition to look at how three intersecting crises of fiscal capacity, territory, and decarbonisation spell trouble for the British state. doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Stop what you are doing and read this if you want to understand the mess the UK is in, and learn from it.

🧵 Some standout quotes from this paper, which uses the Prison Service as an example of how centralised political control can impoverish us when it annihilates the autonomy of people directly responsible for delivering public services: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

"English devolution bridges two of Labour's biggest challenges: how to make people feel better off and how to rebuild trust in politics." In my new piece, I consider how the government's English devo White Paper contributes to solving these challenges. theconversation.com/english-coun...

Curious about the effect of NPM-informed performance budgeting frameworks on public managers and how centralised ‘input’ controls shape the delivery of public service outcomes? Sam Warner, David Richards, Diane Coyle, and Martin J. Smith tackle this in: https://buff.ly/3ZK1nIh

Can the Starmer government's approach to governance resolve the crisis in the British state without radical reform? By Patrick Diamond, David Richards and @samwarner.bsky.social #UKpol #Labour https://buff.ly/49qsyLx

Can the Starmer Government’s Approach to Governance Resolve the Crisis in the British State without Radical Reform? @profdaverichards.bsky.social @samwarner.bsky.social Patrick Diamond examine key dilemmas confronting Labour. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Whitehall #PublicServices

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... hot off the press from @politicalquarterly.bsky.social - new article on Starmer Gov's governance statecraft challenge with @samwarner.bsky.social and Patrick Diamond drawing on research from our @productivity.bsky.social

Damaging effects of UK political centralisation and top down Treasury control on prisons policy - open access article by @samwarner.bsky.social David Richards Martin Smith & me: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...