Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

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Cabi-not yet secretary

The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to speculate about who might get the cabinet secretary job – and what they need to do.

It’s a competition that has gripped the nation. The candidates have been whittled down. The country is on tenterhooks. Strictly? Of course not. We’re talking about the appointment of the next cabinet secretary. The Guardian’s Rafael Behr joins the podcast team to speculate about who might get the job – and what they need to do. 

How can the government get more people back to work? It has published a new “Get Britain Working” white paper for starters, but what does it set out and is this any different to anything we have heard before?

Plus: Does the government have an electric car problem?

What we talked about in this episode

03 DEC 2024 Explainer

Cabinet secretary

The cabinet secretary is the most senior civil service adviser to the prime minister and cabinet.

People featured in this episode

Topic
Civil service Policy making Net zero
Keywords
Civil servants Civil service reform Government reform Welfare Environment Climate change
Political party
Labour
Position
Cabinet secretary
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Cabinet Office Number 10 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Transport
Public figures
Simon Case Keir Starmer
Publisher
Institute for Government

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