What a week! Between all the drama I squeezed in my debut on the IfG podcast Inside Briefing, talking about the prisons emergency. Also covering gov missions, planning, new ministers — have a listen!

Entirely compatible to think regional/local government best for deciding on delivery of services + regeneration projects. And also that as no part of the country wants major national infrastructure national government has to overrule on that.

One of the best ideas comes right at the end of Thomas Pope's excellent presentation: processes need to take more seriously the failure to spend money, just as they do the sin of overspending. No one is accountable for the damage done for FAILING to invest

Here's Institute for Government director Hannah White on BBC News (UK) setting out what to look out for in the King's Speech. Next up: today's IfG webinar at 1pm - with Hannah Jill Rutter @alexGAThomas & Chris White - reacts to the speech and what comes next instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/kings-sp…

Great to see the government's commitment in the King's Speech to bring forward an English Devolution Bill (trailed pre-election as the 'take back control bill', but alsways destined to be given a less exciting name by the office of parliamentary counsel).

🎧 UK politics is moving fast…but the US is taking it to the next level King’s speech…Trump v Biden…Starmer and Europe…Covid inquiry So much on this week’s Institute for Government podcast with Hannah White Alex Thomas Rosa Hodgkin & guest Lucy Fisher podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ins…

NEW REPORT: Current spending plans are less generous than any of the 5 spending reviews by Blair + Brown. Without a bold programme of public service reform most most public services will be performing worse at the next election in 28/29 than pre-pandemic🧵 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/fi…

Come and join the brilliant team Institute for Government!

Massive thanks to Rory Stewart for his kind words on our new report! The state of the criminal justice system is dire, much worse than 5, 10 or 15 years ago - urgent action is needed.

This time 12 years ago we were nervously looking forward to the London Olympics. It went OK

Feels like a good opportunity to shamelessly plug our report that outlines why successive government's have struggled to shift towards prevention and makes recommendations for what this govt should do differently instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/pr…

📢 Calling local government! We're looking at how local areas can produce good economic plans 📝Do you have any good examples or have insights you'd like to share? Institute for Government wants to hear from you! Click on the survey link below👇 forms.gle/ZPNvvbsyCkzfnJ… #localgov

Feeling proud/smug that reports produced by my team are Smart Thinking top 2 reports for July (with 2 other Institute for Government reports in the top 10!) Find out what all the fuss is about by reading them: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/fi… instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/cr…

This Institute for Government blog wasn't just an excuse to claim my trip to #Paris2024 was a work trip - honest. Paris is doing a good job on the Olympics - and there are lessons for "mission govt" from #London2012 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/paris-…

The government's approach to civil service appointments has been an unforced error There are clear and established ways for ministers to bring in outside expertise into government, writes Hannah White instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/civil-…

🎧Appointments of contention On this week's Inside Briefing podcast episode Henry Hill of ConservativeHome joins Jill Rutter Alex Thomas and Hannah White to discuss the government's recent appointments instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/inside…

NEW report today: How can the government meet its housing targets? The latest in our chronic policy problem series - we look at why past governments have failed to meet their targets and 10 principles the government should follow to set a better record. instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/ho…

Brilliant report out this week from ⁦Sophie Metcalfe⁩ digging into exactly why successive governments have failed to build more houses… lots of lessons for Labour 🧐 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/ho…

Today, we remember the 72 people who died entirely preventable deaths. We stand in solidarity with their loved ones and the Grenfell community. We echo their call for justice, accountability and lasting, meaningful change. #Grenfellforeverinourhearts

Really looking forward to this event on excellent "Failed State" by Sam Freedman, with brilliant panel of Polly Curtis Emma_Norris and Duncan Robinson - joint event from The Policy Institute and Fairness Foundation. Over 1000 sign-ups, but space for more... kcl.ac.uk/events/failed-…