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2nd February 2012

Government reshuffles

David Cameron has, so far, avoided a major reshuffle of his ministers. But he is presiding over unprecedented churn in the civil service ranks.

By: Jill Rutter

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2nd February 2012

Institute urges government to heed NAO message on cuts

The National Audit Office has issued a report on cost cutting across Whitehall. It reveals that departments spent 2.3% (or £7.9bn) less in 2010/11 than in the previous year.

Source: IFG

26th January 2012

Report on government ICT highlights critical challenges for new government CIO, says Institute for Government

In a report out today, the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) commends government progress in implementing its ICT strategy but recommends that more can be done to ensure the strategy delivers promised benefits. In particular, PASC argues for an overhaul of government procurement to break the perceived ‘oligopoly’ of large suppliers and calls for more timely and accurate data to benchmark costs across government departments.

Source: IFG

20th January 2012

Developing A Long-Term Growth Strategy For The UK

How best can the UK create a strategy for long-run growth? That is the central question to be addressed by the LSE Growth Commission, which will be launched in London on Monday 23 January. Working with the Institute for Government, the Commission aims to provide an authoritative contribution to the formulation and implementation of a long-term growth strategy for the UK.

Source: IFG

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2nd February 2012

Government Needs To Make 'Fundamental Changes' To Meet Spending Challenge, Says NAO

Government departments need to make "fundamental changes" to successfully cut spending by 2015, spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

Source: The Huffington Post

23rd January 2012

Will LSE's growth commission make a difference?

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers and current OBR (and ex-MPC) member Steve Nickell have given evidence

Source: The Guardian Economics Blog

9th January 2012

Carry on policy-making: the case for change in Whitehall

Successful policies will need greater change in Whitehall: David Walker urges the Institute for Government to keep stacking up the ammunition

Source: The Guardian

9th January 2012

Learning lessons from history proves to be the best policy

History is littered with the failures of cherished government policies...The failures make media headlines. Lessons are drawn from them by academics and by the National Audit Office...Far less attention is paid to the successes. But they do exist.

Source: FT.com (subscription required)

20th December 2011

Who is taking the biggest hit from grim public sector job stats?

The latest employment figures from the Office of National Statistics make grim reading for all those working in and with the public sector...But which sections of the public sector are facing the worst of the cuts?

Source: The Guardian