Richard Johnstone
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UK government forms insourcing unit to bring service back in house (opens the original)
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The UK government is to create a new unit to insource key public services and reduce spending on consultants. The Insourcing Unit will be based within the Office for the Prime Minister and the Cabinet – the unit created by Andy Burnham on his first day in office to improve focus on top strategic priorities. The unit was announced at the Labour Party conference by first secretary of state Louise Haigh as part of an update on measures to rewire the state. It will work to coordinate departmental in
Global Government Finance Summit 2026 tackles ministries’ pressures and possibilities - Global Government Forum (opens the original)
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The pressures and possibilities facing finance ministries across the globe came under the microscope at the Global Government Finance Summit 2026 in Dublin. Senior government representatives at the event – organised in partnership with Ireland’s Department of Finance – came together on 14-15 September from nations including Anguilla, Argentina, Belgium, Georgia, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Digital Transformation Canada to give public servants ‘tools and capabilities to deliver’ (opens the original)
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Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has launched the long-anticipated Digital Transformation Canada, a federal organisation focused on delivering better, faster, more reliable government services. The agency was first promised by Carney’s Liberal Party in their manifesto ahead of last year’s elections, and it has now been created with a mission to embed digital solutions to make it easier for Canadians to access the support and services they need from government. The digital transformation agenc
What is the triple helix model that Andy Burnham is championing to reindustrialise the UK? (opens the original)
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In his first speech in the House of Commons as prime minister, Andy Burnham set out the details of his plans to rewire how the UK government works. Burnham is prioritising devolution of powers across the country in an effort to boost regional and local governments, and with the UK cabinet having published a joint statement on the plans, he told MPs that he would be “relentless in giving people and places what they were promised 10 years ago: ownership and control”. Burnham said such an approach
GGF’s Rewiring the State research showcased in leading UK finance podcast - Global Government Forum (opens the original)
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Global Government Forum’s research exploring how to achieve a complete rewiring of the UK state has been showcased by former UK cabinet secretary Lord Gus O’Donnell on a leading UK finance podcast. O’Donnell led GGF’s Rewiring the State research, which set out insights from 12 UK permanent secretaries on the barriers and enablers to transformation in government, with a particular emphasis on the role of digital technologies and data. Speaking to The Rest is Money host and leading political and e
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