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The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their coronavirus approaches
Westminster and the devolved governments must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown rules
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom reflects on working to deliver Brexit in different departments, reforms to the House of Commons and learning about energy on the job.
Performance Tracker 2020
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
Government communications fall flat over The Great British Bake Off
Dodgy tweets erode trust in government communications
The government should fix the flailing Green Homes Grant
The chancellor should extend his flagship green recovery scheme beyond March
Co-ordination and divergence: devolution and coronavirus
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown restrictions.
No.10 should be able to tell Marcus Rashford who is in charge of children’s meals
There is not a department for feeding hungry children but that should not stop government dealing with the issue
Simon Case must spell out how he will be a cabinet secretary for the whole civil service
Simon Case is playing it safe rather than setting out his stall
England’s patchwork quilt governance is not strong enough for a crisis like coronavirus
England’s ad hoc governance structures are too reliant on politicians muddling through
Policy making in a digital world
Policy makers across government lack the necessary skills and understanding to take advantage of digital technologies when tackling problems such as c