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We can be governed better - here's how
Lord Finkelstein, a commissioner on the Commission on the Centre of Government, highlights the recommendations of the final report in The Times.
‘Very worrying’: interest in the civil service fast stream plummets
Jordan Urban comments in Civil Service World on the fall in applicants to the Civil Service fast stream.
Reforming Number 10 should be a prime ministerial priority
Jordan Urban sets out the salience of the Commission on the Centre of Government and its findings in this piece for ConservativeHome.
Ex-PM Sir John Major criticises successors in No 10 for civil service treatment
BBC News reports on the comments made by The Rt Hon Sir John Major at the launch of the final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government.
Revealed: Keir Starmer's plan to revolutionise the way Britain is governed
The Times previews the findings of the final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government, 'Power with purpose'.
No10, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office need fundamental change to meet the challenges facing the UK
No.10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury are not institutions capable of meeting the challenges facing the UK in the 2020s and beyond
Former UK prime ministers call for reform of ‘centre’ of government
The FT reports on the findings and recommendations of the final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government, 'Power with purpose'.
What are the UK's 'fiscal rules' and why is the OBR under attack?
The Guardian draws on IfG data and analysis on the UK's fiscal rules ahead of Jeremy Hunt's spring budget..
How Britain’s decrepit public services would cope with tax cuts
Programme director Nick Davies comments in The Telegraph on how any tax cuts announced in the Spring budget would impact public services.
Wake up to money: Spring budget week
Chief economist Dr Gemma Tetlow appears on BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money to discuss what might be expected in Jeremy Hunt's spring budget.