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Looking ahead to the 2015 election
No one is happy about the uncertain next election.
We need to talk about special advisers
It’s time for a grown up discussion about special advisors.
Counting down but not enough? The latest civil service staff numbers
The government will miss its targets, but there still has been significant change.
Work, rest and pay: Civil Service engagement in departments
Most civil servants are happy, but there are still areas to improve.
Language ‘barriers’: How the words we use affect service users
Policymakers should choose their words with care.
The Political Economy of Infrastructure in the UK
This paper reviews the accumulating evidence of problems in the way the UK makes strategic infrastructure decisions.
Clueless on contracting
How to better spend public money.
Connecting policy with practice through co-production: Risks, limits and lessons
Reflections on a series of workshops.
Civil Service Engagement Index 2014: Most Departments Improve
We take a look at the full results.
Guest blog - It Takes Three: How New Zealand thinks about arm’s-length bodies
Ten years after the Crown Entities Act 2004.