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By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
After the government allegedly exceeded its own target to save £21.5bn from its last efficiency drive – the ‘Gershon’ programme 2004-7 – and actually save £26bn, you would think there is little left for the National Audit Office to do. Just issue the odd report saying how well Whitehall is doing and then nip out […]
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
from the FT – By Nicholas Timmins Published: March 10 2009 00:39 | Last updated: March 10 2009 00:39
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
Are we about to enter a new era of public management? There are good reasons to think that this may be the case.
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
One the NAO’s latest reports points to a small but significant area of inefficiency in Whitehall – recruitment:
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
Sir Gus O’Donnell, head of the UK civil service, in a recent speech outlined why he thought the British civil service would perform well in the current financial and economic crisis. In an article – “Mandarin-tinted glasses” – published in Public Finance magazine, I ask questions just how well Whitehall is really doing – based on […]