Sarah Nickson
Former Senior Researcher
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Government outsourcing: when and how to bring public services back into government hands
Bringing back services from the private sector to government hands can improve quality, increase reliability, and save money.
An uncertain start to the government’s coronavirus test and trace programme
To make a success of its new test and trace programme, the government must learn from mistakes it made in the drive to hit its testing target
Clear objectives will help make relocating civil servants a success
There are good reasons to move the civil service out of London, but the ‘why’ deserves as much attention as the ‘where’
Government outsourcing
Which services have been outsourced successfully and which need reform
The private sector and the NHS: not ‘on the table’, but already in the market
The public might be surprised about how much private sector involvement in the NHS already happens.
The lessons from Australia’s surprise election result
By rejecting reform for the status quo, the Australian electorate has given reforming governments and opposition parties elsewhere pause for thought.