A deal to restore government in Northern Ireland has finally been struck and Stormont is set to return. So what was the decisive factor? Who are the big winners? And what are the chances of this deal actually holding? Peter Foster of the Financial Times …
Transparency can boost efficiency, performance and innovation Organisations across the public sector benefit from being more open about where their money is going. Publishing more public contract information, for instance, would drive competition among …
The bizarre spectacle of the new “deal” being jointly unveiled by the leader of Northern Ireland's second largest party and the secretary of state was revealing: so much of this agreement was aimed at reassuring the DUP about their place in the Union. …
On 31 January 2024, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris unveiled the agreement that the government had reached with the DUP to form the basis for the reestablishment of the power sharing executive and end Northern Ireland’s long period without a …
2024 is an opportunity to reset the government’s approach to transparency – which has appeared to waver in recent years. Rejected Freedom of Information requests are increasing, the UK fell from 3rd – in 2014 – to 24th place in the OECD’s most recent open …
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On 31 January 2024 it will be four years since Brexit started to become real. Although people (as opposed to UK businesses) have experienced some changes as a result of the new relationship – for example being forced into longer passport queues – …
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What is a spending review? “Spending reviews” are a process by which government sets out detailed plans for public spending for government departments, typically several years ahead. Spending reviews tend to coincide with the UK’s more frequent annual …
How did the Treasury's role change in the 20th century? The Treasury’s evolution was accelerated by the economic upheaval caused by the First World War and its aftermath, which saw the financial footprint of the state rise sharply and only decline a …
Political behaviour can often look odd, idiosyncratic and entirely self-serving. Media coverage unsurprisingly tends to focus on the seedier side of politics, finding explanations in individual ambition and the pursuit of self-interest. But this overlooks …
Simon Clarke has called for Rishi Sunak to go. A former No.10 special adviser has said the Conservatives won’t win the election with Sunak at the helm. And an endless supply of new polling keeps painting an awkward picture for the PM’s prospects. So just …
Watch the podcast Listen to the podcast Adam Fleming, presenter of the BBC’s daily Newscast on BBC Sounds and Antisocial on Radio 4 , is the special guest on this live recording of The Expert Factor. What is the best way to hold politicians to account? …
“How to do more with less” was the question running throughout all the speeches and panel discussions of our Government 2024 conference. The answer, for the most part, was absent. Because if there was one thing the speakers at our Government 2024 …
But for an accounting fudge from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that allows local authorities to keep the deficits off their balance sheets, 29 Knott J, SEND deficits kept off budgets for another three years, Local Government …
On Thursday 18 January 2024, the final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (‘the commission’) was launched at the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) in Cardiff. The commission set out 10 recommendations designed to …
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Watch a summary of our key findings This is the 11th edition of Whitehall Monitor – our annual, data-based assessment of the UK civil service, how it has changed and performed over the past year, and its priorities for the future. This edition covers the …
Both Labour and the Conservatives are likely to campaign on promises to improve growth, reduce the tax burden and improve public services. But growth forecasts are bleak. The so-called headroom the government has used to reduce some of the tax increases it …
