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By: Tim Knox

Tim Knox is editor of the Effective Governance Forum. He was director of the Centre for Policy Studies.

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  • Reeves should use the Spending Review to make pay conditional on performance

    Opinion

    If the public sector had matched the productivity improvements of the private sector over the last 15 years or so, Keir Starmer would have £100bn more to spend this year. Instead of reheated policies, it’s time for real reform, says Tim Knox Keir Starmer, to his credit, has been making the right diagnosis. Six months [...]

    Institutional investors are questioning the UK's fiscal credibility
  • A CEO-style figure managing Whitehall would make achieving real reform possible

    Tim Knox

    Our ministers can't enact reform because they're often blocked by an outdated Whitehall system. We should improve it with a CEO-style figure who would manage departments effectively, writes Tim Knox

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