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Back to SearchHow can government spending decisions deliver Labour’s missions?
Season 1 Episode 266
Through allocating almost half of national income, often over multiple years, spending reviews are the key vehicle through which a government can set…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can a Labour government ensure it invests well in public services?
Season 1 Episode 265
Many of the government’s objectives, including improving the performance of public services, will rely on good investment. But current plans imply in…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can Labour reset standards in public life and improve trust in our politics?
Season 1 Episode 264
After a series of awkward stories over gifts and donations, how can Labour reassert its credentials around upholding public standards - and avoid sta…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can the Labour government achieve its clean power aims and accelerate to net zero?
Season 1 Episode 263
Decarbonising the power system by 2030 and accelerating to net zero is one of Labour's five missions. But achieving this goal means moving faster tha…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can the government make a success of its mission-led approach?
Season 1 Episode 262
What needs to be done to embed Labour's missions-led approach into the way that government works? How should No.10, the Cabinet Office and the Treasu…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can metro mayors help Labour achieve its missions for government
Season 1 Episode 261
With Labour winning the 2024 election on a pledge to widen and deepen devolution across England, this event discussed how and why the government shou…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can R&D ensure the new industrial strategy creates growth?
Season 1 Episode 260
Labour has inherited an economy that has struggled with low growth and weak productivity for most of the past 15 years. The government has proposed a…
1 year, 11 months ago
How can the Liberal Democrats deliver a fair deal for housing?
Season 1 Episode 259
Britain’s housing market is unfair. House prices are over eight times average earnings. Social housebuilding rates have sharply declined, and homeles…
1 year, 11 months ago
How should government use AI?
Season 1 Episode 258
Civil servants are already using AI for a variety of purposes, from summarising and analysing data to drafting correspondence. The new Labour governm…
1 year, 11 months ago
Outside influence: How to build external voices into the centre of government
Season 1 Episode 257
The biggest challenges UK government faces, from tackling low economic growth to addressing regional inequalities, adapting to climate change and tra…
1 year, 11 months ago