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	<title>Blog &#187; Michael Bichard</title>
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		<title>Reflections on the Institute for Government&#8217;s first two years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Bichard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A more effective Whitehall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first heard of the plans to set up a new Institute for Government, I did wonder whether we needed another Think Tank or National School of Government. The answer of course is that we don&#8217;t, but that there was and still is a niche for something different. These first two years have been about defining the niche that the Institute for Government should occupy, whilst producing work which has an impact &#8211; whether in the realm of research or development. So, the Institute for Government has sought to demonstrate that it: is non aligned, and apolitical in the best traditions of the British Civil Service so that it can work with all mainstream political parties can be trusted to keep confidences &#8211; whether personal or organisational is independent in the sense that its research is objective and free from vested interest expects to be measured by the input it has and the difference it makes &#8211; and will therefore work to persuade decision makers to adopt the recommendations of its research will be relevant in that it concentrates on the issues that really concern Whitehall and Westminster must be rooted in experience with enough staff and fellows who [...]]]></description>
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