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Poor data infrastructure and a lack of agreement on evaluation could hold back otherwise promising AI innovations in government.
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The government should use the appointment of a new national security adviser to set a new strategy
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See allThe IfG Ministers Database tells us a lot about the last six decades in UK politics
Explore our interactive guide to half a century of British governments.
Starmer is wrong not to have a dedicated Commons committee to scrutinise the UK-EU relationship
The government would benefit from scrutiny of how it handles relations with Europe.
How Labour should recruit more expert outsiders
Errors over appointments should lead to the government improving the way it recruits and uses outside expertise.
Whitehall and AI: how can government move from promising pilots to real results?
Poor data infrastructure and a lack of agreement on evaluation could hold back otherwise promising AI innovations in government.
Appointments of contention
ConservativeHome's Henry Hill joins this week's Inside Briefing to discuss Starmer's latest appointments.
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