Great discussion of what government buys with the £400bn it spends on procurement each year, and how there could be better accountability for making sure it's getting good value for money open.spotify.com/episode/7Gjxun…

New comment from me: The new government should take a new approach to procurement If the government is looking for reforms to get better value for money, a good place to start would be the £388bn (!) of procurement instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/accoun…

Departing or absent cabinet secretary, principal private secretary, national security adviser and now chief of staff The PM needs to make some appointments quickly to fix the authority gap instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir-s…

The chancellor must reform spending reviews to ensure mission success A new NAO report is right to call out the flaws in the spending framework, says Ben Paxton instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/chance…

Welcome to hear that Reeves, in new fiscal rules, is moving in the direction we encouraged - having rules that apply in three (not five) years' time to reduce ability to game the rules by constantly delaying action as previous govts did. instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/st…