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08/10/2026

"A decade of hands-on delivery has taught us a point that deserves more attention as devolution matures and money moves to local leaders: infrastructure investment should deliver beyond the completed asset"

Every pound invested in infrastructure can do more than deliver an asset, writes the Connected Places Catapult’s Vasant Chari

08/10/2026

"People don’t give away power naturally," writes former perm sec Michael Bichard. "So this office has got to be seen as a really credible force in government"

Devolution will be resisted in parts of Whitehall, which is why the PM-cab sec relationship is so important to drive it through

08/10/2026

The new Government Property Agency non-executive director is a chief operating officer at the Department for Work and Pensions, leading the Synergy Programme

Dominic Arthur is chief operating officer for the Synergy Programme at the Department for Work and Pensions

08/10/2026

Penman said “strong political will” and a lack of churn is necessary to inspire confidence in change among civil servants

FDA’s Dave Penman argues adoption needs to be “bottom up” and supported by stable political leadership

07/10/2026

Chris Stark will step down from his role as the government’s “head of clean power” just over two years after he was appointed to the role

Former Climate Change Committee chief will leave government after two-and-a-half years in post

07/10/2026

🆕CSW speaks to Insolvency Service boss Duncan Beach about ‘phoenix' firms, growth and alignment with cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo

As the Insolvency Service launches a new strategy, Beach discusses ‘phoenixism’, growth and alignment with cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo

07/10/2026

Study warns that many councils and strategic authorities don’t have the staff resources and expertise required to ensure that money is spent effectively as more power is devolved from central government

Local and regional authorities don’t have the capacity or capability to take major investment decisions, University of Birmingham study finds

07/10/2026

Walsh was previously director general for government communications transformation, and will continue to lead that programme alongside her new role

Gemmaine Walsh says she is 'proud to be the first woman to hold this post' and hopes to be 'the first of many'

07/10/2026

Department says lessons from scrapped Applicant Tracking System programme will help create future online recruitment offer that is “cost effective”

Department says lessons from scrapped Applicant Tracking System programme will result in a future online recruitment offer that is “cost effective”

06/10/2026

West Cumbria has quietly become a hub of innovation in robotics for nuclear decommissioning and fusion. Why? And what lessons can other regions learn from this? 👇

As place-based clusters grow, the dividends are jobs and growth, but also a sense of regional purpose and pride

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