The Effective State
Effective Governance Forum, TIM KNOX, Prf Nada KakabadseThe Effective Governance Forum publishes research, analysis and commentary on effective government. We also publish guest articles to encourage debate. Unless otherwise stated, views expressed are those of the author.
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Can an authoritarian regime teach us anything about effective governance?
Hong Kong has a new five-year plan.
That sentence may set alarm bells ringing for two reasons. First, five-year plans are still associated with the failures of Soviet central planning: tractor quotas, output targets and so on. Second, Hong...
When British institutions won’t tell the truth
The Countess of Chester Hospital had a policy called “Speak Out Safely”. It was intended to protect staff who raised concerns about patient safety. Yet Lady Justice Thirlwall’s just-published report found that this policy was not used to pr...
A convenient truth: some parts of government work rather well
There are few easier ways to start a conversation in Westminster than to proclaim that nothing works. Someone will mention a train. Someone else will produce a story about a hospital appointment or a botched tank procurement. Before long, s...
Some government agencies need reform. Others need a funeral.
Governments are very good at creating institutions. But not so good at closing them down.
A public body may have lost sight of its purpose, accumulated overlapping responsibilities, adopted processes that impede rather than assist its work...
Kent's DOLGE Experiment
Kent County Council’s new Delivery of Local Government Efficiency strategy could easily be dismissed as just another public-sector efficiency initiative.* That would be a mistake.
Its individual mechanisms are not especially novel. Procure...
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A cross-party campaign for effective leadership and management throughout Westminster and Whitehall, bringing together leaders from Parliament, business, and public service to help implement practical policies to transform government delivery.
Editor. Formerly Director of the Centre for Policy Studies.
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