How can Andy Burnham reform the British state in his first hundred days? Our brilliant FGF Researcher, @brunodent.bsky.social answers that question and more here! ⏬️ ⏬️ ⏬️ thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...

Can Whitehall learn to love Manchesterism? I've written for @uclpolicylab.bsky.social's Hope Works on how Andy Burnham can rewire the state and kick the system into gear in his first 100 days. thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...

How do you set up a government to actually deliver? Sharp guest piece for HopeWorks from @brunodent.bsky.social @futuregovforum.bsky.social thisishopeworks.substack.com/p/how-whiteh...

Delighted that the interim report for our project 'Setting Great British Railways up for Success' is out today, ahead of the Railways Bill returning to parliament later this week [THREAD] www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/set...

We've very excited to be working with @kinship.works on this exciting new project, supported by the @barrowcadbury.bsky.social. People are innovating all around the ‘edges’ of the civic sphere and it's vital the centre learns from this knowledge and experience to improve the way we govern.

Fascinating discussion

Good piece from Bruno And I'd also add that many on the right fall guilty to loving the private sector in ideological terms, but having the most public sector mindset imagineable when it comes to how the state should function (huge risk-aversion, penny-pinching, productivity growth comes from cuts)

New Substack out: The Right has all but won the argument on the state. The public sector is seen as slow and inefficient. So long as it is, anti-state populism will remain a force To own the future, Labour must change the story on the public sector. Here's how: open.substack.com/pub/brunoden...

The civil service should govern in peacetime like it does in crisis, says Darren Jones. New Vaccines Taskforce-style units. More flexibility. More risk-taking. Fewer forms. Less talking, more doing. He promised results within this Parliament. But will it work? 🧵

Will the govt continue the political settlement of the last 4+ decades, or build a new one? New report by @philtinline.bsky.social dissects how power works in Britain & why today's model is broken. His conclusion: only by changing where power lies can we kickstart delivery & restore public trust.

Really good. A highlight:

Attlee and Thatcher each built a new political consensus – but it meant confronting entrenched ideas and concentrations of power. Today is another such moment. 🔊 Hear @philtinline.bsky.social discuss his latest report for FGF alongside Michael Gove on today's Start the Week w/ @tds153.bsky.social ⬇️

OUT NOW: Power Failure: A new theory of power New report by @philtinline.bsky.social argues we need a new ‘theory of power’ to understand where power lies & how it should be redistributed – so govt can get things done and restore trust. Full report ⬇️ www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/pow...

A consensus is emerging across politics on what is wrong with government. But how to fix it is dividing the Labour Party into two camps: insurgents and institutionalists. 🚀 I’ve launched Statecraft, a new Substack, to explore this debate. First post below ⬇️ substack.com/home/post/p-...

Come and join our team as: 🟢 Researcher - who'll conduct research & analysis in support of projects and workstreams at FGF 🟢 Communications Coordinator - who'll devise & deliver communication campaigns to raise the profile, reputation and reach of FGF www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/vacancies/

Much has been written about the inner workings of Keir Starmer’s No.10 in recent months. @futuregovforum.bsky.social's newest report looks behind the iconic black door, exploring the dynamics preventing the PM from really kicking the system into gear, and setting out what needs to change.

“Reforming the state is not a luxury to be set aside amid new crises; it is how to respond to those crises and renew the nation." Speaking at Ruskin College, Oxford, Director @yeowell.bsky.social urges the PM to "double down" on his missions agenda. www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/news/starmer...

📣OUT NOW – Impactful Devolution 02: Local govt for the digital era Last week the PM set out plans for digital change across Whitehall. Our new report with @publicdigital.bsky.social sets out how digital can drive reform in local govt. Read it here ⬇️ www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/imp...

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Officials empowered to innovate, iterative approaches to policy design and delivery, greater experimentation - today’s speech was an exciting realisation of mission-driven practice.

He closes by summarising the government’s approach. We need more “doers” not checkers, “a system with fewer and better rules,” and we need to attract the best people to join government.

He now turns to civil service recruitment: “It’s time to overhaul the way recruitment processes work,” he says, opening up the civil service’s closed-culture and making the process friendlier to non-Whitehall people. “Scrub the jargon and focus on what’s needed for the job,” he says.

McFadden’s opens by saying “I haven’t got this all figured out form beginning to end,” signalling a break from the usual Westminster/Whitehall-knows-best attitude.

This morning, we’re in UCL East watching Chancellor the Duchy Pat McFadden announce the government’s new ‘test-and-learn’ approach to public service delivery. We’ll be tweeting along and offering our key takeaways - read on 🧵 @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

Huge well done to @yeowell.bsky.social, @gracewyld.bsky.social, @hamidaali.bsky.social, Adam, Shuab, Beth, Joe, and the whole team for an outstanding first year – and thank you!

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