Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Keir Starmer answers questions following his Plan for Change speech.
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The Plans they are A-Changing

Peter Hyman, a former adviser to Keir Starmer – when he was a key player in designing Labour’s missions – helps make sense of the Plan for Change.

Is that sound the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down? The podcast team are joined by Peter Hyman, a former adviser to Keir Starmer – when he was a key player in designing Labour’s missions – and Tony Blair, to make sense of the government’s new Plan for Change.

What do the six new ‘milestones’ say about this government’s five missions? Do targets actually work? Why has Keir Starmer set this plan out now? And why is he sounding so frustrated with the civil service?

Plus: Sir Chris Wormald is the new cabinet secretary. So who is he, and what can he do to deliver the prime minister’s command to completely rewire the British state? 

What we talked about in this episode

People featured in this episode

Topic
Civil service
Keywords
Civil servants Civil service reform Government reform Cabinet Missions New government
Political party
Labour
Position
Cabinet secretary Prime minister
Administration
Starmer government
Department
Number 10 Cabinet Office
Public figures
Keir Starmer Sir Chris Wormald
Publisher
Institute for Government

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