A new NAO Report – Helping Government Learn – sets out to encourage better policies and practice for ‘organisational learning’ in government.
Government Learning – an oxymoron?
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
Public Value – the next ‘Big Thing’ in public management?
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.
Hard Times for Public Services
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
Whoever is in power at Westminster, public services are facing hard times over the next few years.
The Art of Performance
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
The major first report by the UK’s latest ‘think tank’, the Institute for Government led by well-known and outspoken former Permanent Secretary Sir Michael Bichard, bodes well for the future of the new body. It is a serious, measured and balanced account of many of the achievements and problems experienced in the UK.
Capable in a Crisis?
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 […]
Baby P – a Victim of Joined-Up Government?
By Colin Talbot Filed Under: Whitehall Watch Posted:
Recently a baby under the protection of social services was abused and killed. It was not the first and will not be the last, but the fact that “Baby P” was visited 60 times by social workers charged with his protection whilst the abuse was going on has caused a scandal.
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