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We may not be doomed but perhaps we should start a controlled panic

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I went out with an old friend from Scotland last night. It’s not that he told me anything I hadn't already heard or thought about, but the sense of alarm he instilled was perhaps the result of his accent (anyone who watched Dad’s Army in their youth is hard
Civil service liggers and pavement politics

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You know those friends or acquaintances that you start to avoid because they always seem to be asking for something for free? Well I’m starting to feel this way about the Civil Service. This morning I have had a request from a senior management team in one
A little bit of inspiration and a lot of challenge

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I am generally sceptical about the idea that there are certain winning leadership traits. Indeed, the most authoritative studies seem to disprove the conventional idea that success is down to charismatic individuals.
Oops, I did it again

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A Wolves fan (insert here any team you don't like) turns up at A and E with two burn marks, one on either side of his head. ‘What happened to you?’ says the nurse ‘Oh’ said the fan in a deep black country accent ‘I was ironing my shirt and my 'phone rang. I
Sustainable house, sustainable communities

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There is an important and fascinating debate taking place about the Coalition’s Energy Bill and particularly the Green Deal. As many will know, the basic proposition is that house-holders get a loan which enables them to improve the energy efficiency of their
Mr Gove’s awfully big experiment

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Michael Gove has announced (again) his intention to scrap modular GCSEs and instead return to examinations at the end of two year courses.
Beware the secondary boycotter

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Tomorrow we host the first of two events being held with the Advertising Association: What are the opportunities, roles and responsibilities of advertisers in today’s world? There are echoes here of some of the themes of my annual lecture with its focus on
Co-production, what’s that?

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Think tanks tend to over-claim influence in high places. But sometimes you just have to admit no one in Whitehall is listening. So it is with this week’s Coalition White Paper on public service reform and the RSA 2020 Commission on the future of Public
More thoughts on Downing Street

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This time last year I wrote in the FT what may have been the first piece written after the General Election suggesting that Downing Street might be under-powered; a year on I'm not sure much has changed.
Are we really in a terrible state?

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Earlier this week I suggested that progressives (yes, I do know this is a vague and flabby term, but it will have to do for now) should resist the temptation to abandon aspirations for good central government in favour of what I called lazy localism. By

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We may not be doomed but perhaps we should start a controlled panic

Civil service liggers and pavement politics

A little bit of inspiration and a lot of challenge

Oops, I did it again

Sustainable house, sustainable communities

Mr Gove’s awfully big experiment

Beware the secondary boycotter

Co-production, what’s that?

More thoughts on Downing Street

Are we really in a terrible state?