my blogposts

As we head into an unusually significant ‘outcome focused’ spending review ministers and senior officials should reflect on two mistruths...

Key speeches by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster have signalled that the government has serious ambitions...

Prime Minister Starmer launched his government’s strategic plan for change on Thursday 5th December  - fleshing out his five missions...

A flurry of speeches addressing public service reform have come out in November 2024 as new ministers get their feet properly under the...

Recent days have been awash with commentaries on Starmer’s ability to grip Number 10 and the government machine – accompanied by a flurry...

My progress on the non trivial challenge of trying to find a way to describe what the impact of a successful reform looks like.

The UK is the most frenzied civil service reformer on the planet. But after 65 years of reforms there is no shortage of contradictory and...

Capability is not an abstract concept. It only has meaning in relation to the priorities and purpose of the organisation. I prefer to use...

The 10 key characteristics of successful public sector leadership teams

The one constant in my employed life in the public sector is the amount of time I spend in dull and unproductive meetings with a vague...