We need a new budget now. The current policy mix is delivering soaring prices and a nasty slowdown. The Chancellor tells us he wants investment led growth. He says he is thinking about new tax incentives for investment this autumn. They will be less g… read more
Whitehall has many talents and strengths that Ministers need to use and motivate to do their jobs. They also need to be aware that there is a kind of default mode that applies to many policies and areas that does not reflect the mood of many to make a… read more
Question:To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what happened to the beds and medical equipment from the Nightingale hospitals. (90312) Tabled on: 09 December 2021 This question was grouped with the following question(s) for answer:… read more
There have been too many changes of Minister under Labour, Coalition and Conservative governments. If the civil service think someone may only be in post for a year or so they can delay or impede actions the Minister wishes to take that they do not fa… read more
There is some interest in civil service reform, both by Ministers and senior civil servants. Both can perform better, and both see that there are difficulties over some issues and in some departments. Today I wish to concentrate on how the civil servi… read more