Hannah Keenan
@hannahkeenan.bsky.social
Associate Director at Institute for Government, and former civil servant (cabinet office, dfid). Interested in all things Civil Service. And mountains.
And... farewell to the 'future of work' committee, previously chaired by Angela Rayner.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
And... farewell to the 'future of work' committee, previously chaired by Angela Rayner.
New committees (and reformed digital and technology one) are all very small. Think this is Starmer wanting to a faster system. (Last week there was more talk about changing the write round system). Obvious pitfalls of accidentally cutting out voices and alienating colleagues, but manageable.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New committees (and reformed digital and technology one) are all very small. Think this is Starmer wanting to a faster system. (Last week there was more talk about changing the write round system). Obvious pitfalls of accidentally cutting out voices and alienating colleagues, but manageable.
Three new committees: 'growth and living standards', 'public services' and 'domestic and border security'. Between them these cover the five missions, plus obvious gov priority of immigration. Missed opportunity to have one committee for make trade-offs between all missions, but a good change
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Three new committees: 'growth and living standards', 'public services' and 'domestic and border security'. Between them these cover the five missions, plus obvious gov priority of immigration. Missed opportunity to have one committee for make trade-offs between all missions, but a good change
Darren Jones gets lots of structural power here. He chairs the new 'public services' and 'domestic and border security' committees, and gets a seat on the v. exclusive 'growth and living standards'. I think good that the PM is backing him like this - gives him the tools to bash heads together
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Darren Jones gets lots of structural power here. He chairs the new 'public services' and 'domestic and border security' committees, and gets a seat on the v. exclusive 'growth and living standards'. I think good that the PM is backing him like this - gives him the tools to bash heads together
Also...(1) you can force this bit of the process through very very quickly if you need to
(2) gov needs to operate at different paces for different things. Not every decision needs to be taken immediately.
(3) this screams of someone picking up the problem they can see, not the underlying cause.
(2) gov needs to operate at different paces for different things. Not every decision needs to be taken immediately.
(3) this screams of someone picking up the problem they can see, not the underlying cause.
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Also...(1) you can force this bit of the process through very very quickly if you need to
(2) gov needs to operate at different paces for different things. Not every decision needs to be taken immediately.
(3) this screams of someone picking up the problem they can see, not the underlying cause.
(2) gov needs to operate at different paces for different things. Not every decision needs to be taken immediately.
(3) this screams of someone picking up the problem they can see, not the underlying cause.
They changed it in April (if the times reporting is right) so it became a nod through!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
No more flexible deadlines for policy, Keir Starmer warns
Keir Starmer has demanded faster decisions after becoming frustrated with delays in government
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
They changed it in April (if the times reporting is right) so it became a nod through!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
And in more of Ian's words - "Don't kid yourself that you're not the type of person who would use an hour of your life on a forensic assessment of personnel changes at the centre of government. You totally are."
👇said hour of forensic assessment (also pre-reshuffle) from me and colleagues.
👇said hour of forensic assessment (also pre-reshuffle) from me and colleagues.
How will Keir Starmer’s No.10 reset work? | Institute for Government
An IfG expert briefing explores the prime minister's reshuffle of his No.10 team.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
September 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And in more of Ian's words - "Don't kid yourself that you're not the type of person who would use an hour of your life on a forensic assessment of personnel changes at the centre of government. You totally are."
👇said hour of forensic assessment (also pre-reshuffle) from me and colleagues.
👇said hour of forensic assessment (also pre-reshuffle) from me and colleagues.
^ featuring wise words from my colleague @alexgathomas.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
^ featuring wise words from my colleague @alexgathomas.bsky.social
The mission stuff I think is harder, but if this gives Pat McFadden and Georgia Gould more space to do the state reform stuff they're already doing in the Cabinet Office, and the 'delivery' stuff doesn't get too blinkered a focus on individual depts, then this could help do both sides of missions.
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The mission stuff I think is harder, but if this gives Pat McFadden and Georgia Gould more space to do the state reform stuff they're already doing in the Cabinet Office, and the 'delivery' stuff doesn't get too blinkered a focus on individual depts, then this could help do both sides of missions.