The industrial strategy – and what Andy Burnham should do about it
How does the industrial strategy fit with the prime minister’s re-industrialisation and devolution aims?
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The government must focus on public protection when it comes to prison releases
There are no easy answers to meeting the prison capacity challenge.
Demolishing DSIT risks losing focus, expertise and coordination
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See allThe industrial strategy – and what Andy Burnham should do about it
How does the industrial strategy fit with the prime minister’s re-industrialisation and devolution aims?
The government must focus on public protection when it comes to prison releases
There are no easy answers to meeting the prison capacity challenge.
Demolishing DSIT risks losing focus, expertise and coordination
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology made sense.
Burnham’s devolution agenda can lay strong foundations for public service reform
The new PM needs to align the boundaries of services in local areas.
Burnham, Binface and Starmer's final flight
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