Senior Researcher @re-state.bsky.social
Interests include devolution, governance, democracy, trust
Alex Walker
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Really excited to see this published today.
The first output from our Devo Next Initiative (a partnership with a group of ambitious strategic authorities, which has now grown to eight!) it's a set of design principles for what could be one of this government's biggest legacies: fiscal devolution.
"The Pride in Place prospectus includes a pre-approved menu of interventions. The instinct is often to build compliance frameworks first, then invite communities to decide within them; in our experience - echoed by Big Local’s - this is the wrong way around."
Catching up on this and it's seriously good. Clear sighted but ends (somewhat) optimistically:
"Manchester at least proves decline is not inevitable. Britain is not doomed. Institutions can improve. Growth can return. Places can regain confidence."
If you want to know what "actual existing Manchesterism" is and how it came about 👇👇👇
(Plus every section in it is a Stone Roses lyric, so how can you resist that???)
Bring on compulsory voting and the democracy sausage!
In case you missed it📢
Last week, we published 'Building the Preventative State', setting out ideas for how the State can shift from managing growing demand for public services to preventing problems before they arise.
Read the full report here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
The Re:View is up ⬆️
This week @alwalker.bsky.social takes a look at the ideas shaping the Labour leadership contest from @labourgrowth.bsky.social and the Tribune Group.
restate.substack.com/p/the-review...
"Over time, legacy IT leads to legacy government."
Great piece from Laxshia on the cost of legacy IT systems for the public sector - as illustrated by the crazy time Guy's & St Thomas' had to go analogue because its ageing data centres failed during a heatwave
restate.substack.com/p/legacy-gov...
Wes Streeting wants a "battle of ideas" about where the government goes next - and earlier this week @labourgrowth.bsky.social and the Tribune Group in @renewaljournal.bsky.social set out their take on what those ideas might be.
I take a look at some of them for this week's Re:View!
Alex Walker
Alex Walker
Alex Walker
A week is a long time in politics. But there's no chance that the debate within the Labour Party about the Government's policy agenda is going away. It's been great to see how impactful our work has been on some of the leading thinkers in Labour this week - great summary from Alex.
🚨 NEW FROM THE DEVO NEXT INITIATIVE 🚨
The Chancellor’s commitment to develop a fiscal devolution roadmap represents a significant opportunity.
Re:State's Devo Next Initiative today publishes a set of design principles to realise the full potential of fiscal devolution.
Almost every government strategy for improving public services rests on the idea that the State should shift from managing growing demands from users toward preventing them needing support in the firs...
🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨
Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely
Plus:
- Why a city's reputation matters so much
- How much credit can Burnham take? (not much)
- What does this tell us about a future PM Burnham? (not much)
🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨
Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely
Plus:
- Why a city's reputation matters so much
- How much credit can Burnham take? (not much)
- What does this tell us about a future PM Burnham? (not much)
How can government maximise the power of #PrideInPlace? 💪
Our guest writers this week from @grapevinecovwarks.bsky.social, have looked at how the programme can be implemented to its full potential and where govt needs to be clearer on the ‘how’ not the ‘what’ of delivery.
Article in comments 👇
British politics is becoming more like Australian politics (and that’s a good thing). Discuss.
The Re:View is up ⬆️
This week @alwalker.bsky.social takes a look at the ideas shaping the Labour leadership contest from @labourgrowth.bsky.social and the Tribune Group.
restate.substack.com/p/the-review...
The Re:View is up ⬆️
This week @alwalker.bsky.social takes a look at the ideas shaping the Labour leadership contest from @labourgrowth.bsky.social and the Tribune Group.
restate.substack.com/p/the-review...
From Gunchester to growth, from bombing to Burnham
🚨New research
Today we have published 'From legacy to leadership' - our deep dive into the way that outdated technology holds back the State, and what the Government can do about it.
re-state.co.uk/publications...
From Gunchester to growth, from bombing to Burnham
