The inestimable Atul Gawande (author of The Checklist Manifesto) has done it again with a brilliant little column in the New Yorker.
Continue reading “It’s Not Best Practice, It’s Best Recovery that creates excellence”
Month: September 2012
Spending Review 2013?
So, it appears fairly certain now that the Coalition Government is going to announce – sometime next year – Spending Review 2013.
But, and this is critical, Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury) seems to have said this will only be a 2 year Spending Review covering the years 2014-15 and 15-16 (interview in the Guardian).
——————– to read the full text go to Whitehall Watch
You can also search Whitehall Watch for the phrase “Spending Review” and get lots more ……
Spending Review 2013 – politics trumps planning, again.
So, it appears fairly certain now that the Coalition Government is going to announce – sometime next year – Spending Review 2013. Continue reading “Spending Review 2013 – politics trumps planning, again.”
Civil Service – getting on or getting out? (Guardian discussion)
Here’s the summary of my contributions to yesterday’s discussion on the Guardian Public Leaders Network. Continue reading “Civil Service – getting on or getting out? (Guardian discussion)”
Hillsborough and Transparency: why I know something of how the relatives feel about not getting the truth (until now)
I understand something of the frustration and anger of the relatives of the Hillsborough victims because I had a similar experience – albeit on a much smaller scale. British officialdom has a cult of secrecy and cover-up that is still with us, even if is has gotten slightly better.
In 1982 my younger brother Gary, 21, was killed. He was beaten up and died of a heart attack. Officialdom made this horrible situation worse by acts of secrecy. Continue reading “Hillsborough and Transparency: why I know something of how the relatives feel about not getting the truth (until now)”
Playing the Game Like Adults: Coalition does not mean Coalescence.
It is quite likely we are moving, hesitatingly and perhaps not in a straight line, towards an era of coalition governments in the UK. Continue reading “Playing the Game Like Adults: Coalition does not mean Coalescence.”
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