Marcus Shepheard
Former Senior Researcher
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Performance Tracker 2021
The pandemic has created huge backlogs in public services – failing to address these backlogs now will push up costs in future.
The Everard inquiry should learn from the Macpherson report into policing culture
The inquiry into Sarah Everard's murder must learn from the successes of the inquiry into the police handling of Stephen Lawrence's death
Dominic Cummings’s testimony highlights the urgent need to start the Covid inquiry
The prime minister’s former chief adviser is right to call for the Covid inquiry to begin work immediately.
A coronavirus inquiry is welcome: here’s what needs to happen next
Marcus Shepheard identifies the steps that need to be taken to ensure it succeeds
The coronavirus inquiry
Boris Johnson should establish his promised public inquiry into the government’s handling of coronavirus in May.
This is the right time for the government to establish a coronavirus inquiry
The prime minister is resisting calls to set up an inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic
Whitehall Monitor 2021
Whitehall Monitor 2021 reveals the way the pandemic has changed how the government takes decisions, spends money and makes policy.
The Climate Change Committee's net zero roadmap needs more than the PM’s 10-point plan
The CCC has set out a path for the UK to deliver net zero, but the government still has to put in place the measures and mechanisms to deliver
Technology and the future of the government workforce
The government has no clear strategy for adapting to how new technology will radically transform the way it works and the workforce it will need.
Digital government needs to find its identity
The lack of clear direction on digital identity will jeopardise progress