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The delay with the Chilcot report is misunderstood
There is nothing sinister about the failure to publish before the general election.
Under FOIA: departments’ responses to freedom of information requests
Gavin Freeguard looks at the latest quarterly figures on the demands on, and responses of, different government departments.
Keep calm and clarify
Government will carry on in the case of a hung parliament.
The laws of effective coalitions
Now that we face the very real prospect of a hung parliament, this advice may be needed more than ever.
Why David Cameron should care whether 'lines on the graphs go in the right direction'
Charts are to be cherished.
Forecasting Government spending: why pointless numbers lead to pointless arguments
The debate so far has largely missed the fact that its starting point, the OBR’s deficit numbers, is the product of different assumptions.
Data-Driven Delivery: Lessons from the O’Malley Administration of Maryland
This report – based on our observations during a recent visit to Maryland – looks at the evolution of the ‘Stat’ model in Maryland.
Top marks for improvement: Civil servant engagement in DfE, 2009-2014
The results for the department in the 2014 Civil Service People Survey are a considerable improvement.
Going full Circle: Hinchingbooke collapse raises outsourcing questions
There are questions about the viability of further hospital outsourcing.
Show me the money: Costing party policies in advance of the election
This morning the Conservatives released figures calculated by the Treasury which suggest that Labour’s manifesto contains £21bn of unfunded policies.