James Purnell and Leigh Lewis worked together for a year and a half from January 2008 to June 2009 as Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They are collaborating on a forthcoming book on their experience of running a government department. In this extract they look at the importance of the first 100 days in the tenure of a secretary of state.
James Purnell and Leigh Lewis worked together for a year and a half from January 2008 to June 2009 as Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They are collaborating on a forthcoming book on their experience of running a government department. In this extract they look at the importance of the first 100 days in the tenure of a secretary of state.