@jillongovt.bsky.social and I had a report ready to go but were pipped to the post by Burnham’s (predictable) decision to bring digital ID to an end. There were too many questions to answer and little that had been decided, making it an easier (and popular) decision than most will be for Burnham!

We have our new PM. Alongside, we’ll get a whole host of new ministers. We’re expecting new leaders in most of the big public service departments: health, justice, local government, home office, & maybe education too. But what will this mean for services and all their ongoing reforms? 🧵

Ahead of a busy week, be sure to follow our expert insight and analysis: For our analysis on what's in store for the new chancellor and the fiscal choices they face follow @tompope.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social & @martha-ford.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/burn...

Am with (I think?) @stephenkb.bsky.social No - it will be 60 years of “hurt” *next time*. We held the World Cup until 1970. If we like round numbers then it’s the next World Cup we should get over-excited about

1/8 Do join us at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for our half day conference – “Regulation in a changing world: How to meet the needs of the future?” – on the afternoon of Wednesday 15th July.

Scrutiny, accountability and democracy - what a read From @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social @georgegreenwood.bsky.social @venetiamenzies.bsky.social @manumidolo.bsky.social Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal www.thetimes.com/article/aa2f...

This is just terrific giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Simon Schama: The founding fathers and the battle for America’s future

👋 Meet the IfG Academy team! We’re kicking off a thread to introduce the people behind our work – what they do and what they’re passionate about. First up…

Mel is 100! LA 2016

*Cannot wait* to see this tomorrow night giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Pride review — gay activists and miners combine to make musical-theatre heaven

A grinding sound can be heard outside St Mary’s Church in the Isles of Scilly

PODCAST 🎙️ What does Andy Burnham really stand for? @hugogye.bsky.social joins @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social @cathhaddon.bsky.social to discuss what happens when power changes hands mid-parliament www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

Air conditioned room! (And streamed online of course) Join us for this which is going to be great

Amid growing speculation that Keir Starmer will announce his resignation today, read @drhannahwhite.bsky.social and @alexgathomas.bsky.social on why a well-prepared transition of prime ministers would be in the interests of the country www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...

First Burnham policy, shows can take difficult decisions: No cats in the workplace [as I duck, ruin career, all turns to ashes on calling out the truth that pets are not appropriate for the office]

Much in here (will miss The World Tonight, and consumer finance engagement is obviously essential) And we *desperately* need strong, impartial legal reporting. That and the collapse of local news are profound media challenges So subscribe (like I did) to the @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social substack

Keir Starmer has the power to determine one very important thing - the nature of the transition to his successor Don’t fumble it, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social and I say www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...

PODCAST 🎙️ The way you Makerfield @luketryl.bsky.social joins @alexgathomas.bsky.social @hannahkeenan.bsky.social ahead of the Makerfield by-election. PLUS: Burnham/Starmer transition of power. And @cassiarowland.bsky.social on Badenoch's IfG speech www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

Policy changes create winners and losers It’s a truism that losers complain more than winners are grateful But we’re on a ludicrous path if those who lose out from policy decisions demand and then get compensation That’s a recipe for nothing being decided ever

PODCAST 🎙️Protests, politics and the killing of Henry Nowak @dannyshaw.bsky.social joins us on Inside Briefing to discuss a fraught week for the police and for politics. PLUS: The Mandelson files and the use of WhatsApp in Westminster www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

This is such sad news He was a good man, kind and generous to all of us in sometimes difficult times And even more importantly for the country, an outstanding & skilled public servant, as we all saw after he left MI6 Rest In Peace www.thetimes.com/article/8952...

A new piece from @hannahkeenan.bsky.social and me on Danny Kruger’s plans for the centre of government under Reform UK Some useful proposals, some mistakes, but based on a fundamental misdiagnosis www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...

Danny Kruger put out some ideas about how to fix the centre of gov and they are both good and bad. But Kruger's plans only make sense when you see that they're based on a fiction of an all-powerful cabinet office and civil service. @alexgathomas.bsky.social and I got our thoughts down here:

A new piece from @hannahkeenan.bsky.social and me on Danny Kruger’s plans for the centre of government under Reform UK Some useful proposals, some mistakes, but based on a fundamental misdiagnosis www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/dann...

PODCAST 🎙️ The Blair Necessities Henry Hill joins @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social to explore Danny Kruger's blueprint for government. AND: Is Tony Blair's essay a sensible plan for the PM to follow? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

Bond villain; photos already on phone #WhitehallMonitor

This is excellent news - govt announces performance based pay progression ⬇️⬇️

In which i worry about the constitutional literacy of our politicians. Two recent examples of mistaken, or deliberate misreading, of core principles about the role of PM and the issue of confidence. @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/labo...

Aaron Rai is doing well in the USPGA by the way, for all the Eurovision/golf crossover fans

Well done Nina Tucker… am also quite charmed by Malta

Just to get it off my chest now The supplementary vote electoral system (as used for Burnham’s first two mayoral victories) is a PREFERENTIAL not a PROPORTIONAL system

PSA: @samcoatessky.bsky.social on the pod this morning said a leadership contest would mean government would be restrained on decision making because gov would be 'effectively in government purdah and that principle that big government decisions go on hold'. That isn't accurate.

It may not be making many headlines today, but the King’s Speech had some very welcome words about civil service reform And it’s a big win for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk too @drhannahwhite.bsky.social and @alexgathomas.bsky.social explain why: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...

Some expanded thoughts welcoming the King’s Speech proposals on reforming the civil service - from @drhannahwhite.bsky.social and me @instituteforgovernment.org.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...

4 quick thoughts on the King's Speech 1) It's BIG - 37 bills in the background briefing including carried over and draft bills Very unusual for a second parliamentary session - it's very unlikely all of these will end up on the statute book by the end of the session

In the King's Speech, it was announced that the government will bring forward proposals to strengthen and improve the civil service. @alexgathomas.bsky.social says this is a huge moment for government reform. 📖 Read our view on how to achieve this www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Really exciting news in the King’s Speech - delighted to see the govt adopting our ideas to legislate to strengthen and improve the civil service. Amid the political turbulence this should be a massive moment for government reform

An extremely courageous person who meant a lot to so many people.

Alex Davies-Jones (minister for victims and tackling violence against women and girls) becomes the third minister to resign from government today, citing the "catastrophic" electoral defeats last week in her resignation letter and urging the prime minister to set out a timetable for his departure.

Interesting (ie I think I agree)

Also a counterpoint to the rather reductive idea going around that multiparty competition = chaos and crisis. it can also go hand in hand with stasis, the endless relitigation of old debates and a dearth of new ideas...

@lexytopping.bsky.social on the pulse of course

Bed time. My boring view with which - by definition - everyone still up and here will disagree is… …other than for parliamentary general elections where a national UK government with responsibility for defence and economic policy is formed immediately…

The grinding sound of bridges being rebuilt I guess this is a good message (suspect the hand of cab sec Antonia Romeo) but it’s all a bit civil-service-truth-to-power by rote More passion, curiosity and confidence should I think be the message www.thetimes.com/article/25d1...

Mark Allen - minutes after losing the World Championship snooker semi-final - says “I think the right person is in the final” Uber uber levels of sportsmanship there @ciaranm.bsky.social @aliceolilly.bsky.social

PODCAST 🎙️ Is Keir Starmer in the last chance saloon? James Lyons, former No.10 director of comms, joins the podcast team to assess how the PM can get the government's agenda back on track. PLUS: Is the UK-US 'special relationship' special again? And children's social care reform.

“Hollowed grounds”

Not a great precedent for embattled prime ministers saying they will fight the next election - tends to crystallise anxieties Though the PM is surely right about bigger issues coming on the near horizon. The consequences of Iran/Hormuz could make all this look very small in a few weeks

Following an intensive period of shuttle diplomacy

My take on the Robbins-Starmer stand-off for @financialtimes.com (£) www.ft.com/content/6be5... From tepid bath to cold shower - neither good for ministerial-civil service relations and bad news for the new Cabinet Secretary.