Tim Durrant
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Programme Director @instituteforgov. Former civil servant. Views my own. š
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23-11-2017 22:54:21
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My main takeaway from Reeves statement is how much more there's left to do. The savings announced only cover 1/4 of pressures this year. And budget from April 2025 is MUCH tighter. A lot of unpalatable decisions coming on 30 October. See here for more: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/fiā¦
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Feeling proud/smug that reports produced by my team are Smart Thinking top 2 reports for July (with 2 other Institute for Government reports in the top 10!) Find out what all the fuss is about by reading them: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/fiā¦ instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/crā¦
Really pleased to have reports I worked on nab the top two spots for think tank reports in July from Smart Thinking! To see what all the fuss is about, check out Fixing Public Services: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/fiā¦
We welcome Reeves' plan to establish a regular cycle of spending reviews. Our report calls on the chancellor to go further, running a more in-depth spending review that sets cross-departmental spending plans for each mission, as well as each department instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/hoā¦
Join our webinar on Thursday 5 September as the IfG launches its brand new Ministers Database for public use, holding information about all government ministers since 1979. With Dr Catherine Haddon, Philip Nye, Jessica C. Smith and Tim Durrant Register here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/ifg-miniā¦
Here at Institute for Government we hold a database of ministerial appointments going back to 1979 Iām very excited to say weāll shortly be turning it into a public resource - we think itāll be of use to journalists/academics/others Details of the launch here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/ifg-miniā¦
Catherine Smith's appointment as Advocate General for Scotland allows us to put the finishing touches to the Institute for Government Ministers Database ā launching to the public on 5 September instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/ifg-miniā¦