Why should the Mayor of London have more power — and face greater scrutiny? Our Chief Executive, Charlotte Pickles, sets out the case as she introduces our new London paper 'Capital at risk' to BBC Politics London.
Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEF...
V exciting to have shifted our @re-state.bsky.social blog, Re:Think, to Substack.
Even more exciting to have such a corker for a first post from @jo3hill.bsky.social dissecting why mission government has failed 👇
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NEW REPORT - Capital at risk
London is a global capital. But it doesn't have the governance to match. The Mayor is much less powerful than his international counterparts, with too many boroughs which hold too much influence. The city needs reboot.
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Day 7 of our festive '12 days to remake the State'
Today... devolve fiscal firepower!
You should check out the mini blog series if for no other reason than the images are just so good (as are the ideas of course!) 🔥🎄
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🎄 ‘Tis the season of hope and gifting. And in that festive spirit, we gift you this uplifting series of mini blogs. 🎁
For our second day of remaking the State, Director @charliepickles.bsky.social calls for an acceleration to the rationalisation of our public bodies
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Our pre-Christmas gift to you...
'12 days to remake the State'
Starting today, we'll open a new door on the @re-state.bsky.social advent calendar to reveal a bold idea to remake the State
Just bringing the wonky festive cheer!
Day 1: 'Give the gift of Governors'
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🗣️ New Meetings with Mayors alert! 🗣️
Re:State’s Policy Director, Dr Simon Kaye, will be in conversation with Helen Godwin Mayor of the West of England, for the 8th event in our Meetings with Mayors series.
🕚 11:00am
🔗 Register here:
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Ahead of this afternoon’s Budget, the promise of a new tourist tax looks like progress — but it barely scratches the surface.
Research Assistant, Laxshia Ganesharatnam, writes about the gulf between one revenue stream and meaningful fiscal devolution.
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At some point we have to *actually* take tough public spending decisions
Promising cash today for reform tomorrow is irresponsible (see blog)
I hope the Budget has some rabbits but right now it looks like further expanding an increasingly unsustainable welfare state
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So proud of the team today. First place for Think Tanker and second for Think Tank of the Year.
We're a tiny (9 people), scrappy think tank with limited resources, risking saying what we really think.
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki once described JJ Barea as 'undersized, but all heart'.
That's us.
& if you don't believe me, take it from NHS data legend Steve Black:
"Too many think tank reports about the NHS produce waffle and accept tired cliches...This isn't one of those"
You can read the paper here 👇 re-state.co.uk/publications...
Today we've published our latest Hospital of the Future paper
What's the answer to corridor care, backlogs & the Winter Crisis?
More doctors, more beds
NO!
@rosiebeacon.bsky.social @alicesemark.bsky.social have the actual, evidenced solutions- as ever cutting through the bullshit 👏
Delighted to see this endorsement from Daniel Elkeles, Chief Executive of @nhsproviders.bsky.social, for our new paper 'Ending the Patient Gridlock' – out today as part of our Hospital of the Future programme.
Read the paper here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
Extremely grateful for this endorsement from the inimitable Stephen Black - exactly how we hoped this paper would be received.
Read the paper here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
"It's the year 2040, and Dame Louise Casey has been asked to lead a taskforce to tackle the [insert institution failure]. This is her 234th review/taskforce in the past 15 years. Her commission on social care is now due to report in 2042"
A slightly tongue-in-cheek but deadly serious blog from me
That's a wrap. Labour party conference 2025 is done.
Brilliant work by the @re-state.bsky.social team - but a special shout out to Beth who bossed the whole thing 👏
You can read our paper, and a full analysis of, and set of proposals for, virtual hospitals here 👇
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There is a common misconception that moving care into the community should be done by physically moving hospital services into community services - that's not the answer
Moving care into the home is
That's what a virtual hospital does
The PM is announcing the government is setting up a virtual hospital
This is game changing - & a reform we exclusively called for in our paper paper out a few months ago: 'Hospital as a service, not a building'
Huge win for @rosiebeacon.bsky.social & @alicesemark.bsky.social
Real world impact 👏
In our latest Re:Think, Policy Director, @stkaye.bsky.social explores the big themes from our event with Sarah Olney MP at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference last weekend.
Check it out here: re-state.co.uk/rethink/libe...
Really proud of this new project
We've put our money where our mouth is and launched the Re:State Leaders Network, a programme to support senior civil servants to lead during a time of immense complexity and challenge
Read @jo3hill.bsky.social on the why and what 👇
Hospitals are struggling with productivity. That means fewer patients seen and treated.
This new paper from @floconway.bsky.social and @rosiebeacon.bsky.social lays out the quick wins that automation could deliver - not only for productivity but also patient safety and workforce satisfaction 👇
The hospital is a unique economic unit. Incredibly understudied, even in an NHS which has accidentally (and incorrectly) been plugging more and more resource into secondary care over the last two decades. Automation has huge potential.
Great new paper today from the team.
If you're at Conservative Party Conference this year, don't miss what will be a fascinating conversation on a Conservative vision to remake the State, with Claire Coutinho MP, Alex Burghart MP, and @charliepickles.bsky.social
Email events@re-state.co.uk to attend!
Today: Policy Director, Joe Hill, writes to The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, newly appointed Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with his take on where focus should lie.
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⭐ Special blog series: Re:Shuffle ⭐
We’re marking the ministerial reshuffle with daily open letters from our researchers to newly appointed ministers – setting out what we think should top their priority list for better public services.
Looking forward to joining Newsnight tonight to discuss, well, a whole lot of politics!!
Should one national agency really hold the keys to solving England’s housing crisis?
In our latest Re:Think, Researcher, @coryberman.bsky.social , writes about why Homes England should be abolished and its powers devolved to local leaders.
Read the blog here 👇
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👀 One more sleep...
Cracking read from the @re-state.bsky.social Local State team @stkaye.bsky.social
If you want ambitious devolution, you can't leave central government machinery as is 👇
I'm all for professionalising the role of Special Advisers, e.g. with much better admin support. But the civil service can only do so much - politicians need to lead.
In 'Grown up government' @re-state.bsky.social argued for a new model, with more Spads, paid better
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