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Unexploded Policy Bomb in Water Commission Report
The key water industry question is how much the companies, and their customers, should be forced to spend to improve its infrastructure and so reduce…
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Blue Plaque for Britain's First Female Civil Servant
I was delighted to see such a large crowd at this afternoon’s unveiling of a plaque in honour of Jeannie Senior.
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New Governments: How Public Servants Can Best Help New Ministers
I was struck by the good sense in this recently published advice to Canadian officials.
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June 2025

May 2025

Effective Consultation
Governments, Regulators and Local Authorities don’t always consult properly.
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Let's (Not?) Create a Powerful Civil Service Board
Two interesting speakers recently made some ambitious proposals at an Institute for Government event.
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Mistake to Move Senior Civil Servants out of London?
There is much to be welcomed in the recent announcements that:
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Competition Policy & Other Regulatory News
There was a flurry of regulatory news over the weekend.
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Rachel Reeves: "Show me the Bodies"
The Chancellor appears to be sliding into a dangerous regulatory trap exemplified by pre-Grenfell ministers and officials wrongly assuming than the…
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April 2025

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