Prof Dave Richards
@profdaverichards.bsky.social
Professor of Public Policy, University of Manchester
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Nice effort to explain for the Prison Service how new public management (NPM) combined with political short-termism, wreaks havoc, every time, with productivity in any public agency
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October 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nice effort to explain for the Prison Service how new public management (NPM) combined with political short-termism, wreaks havoc, every time, with productivity in any public agency
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The broader dimensions to the current prison's crisis are set out in this recent article we published for @policy-politics.bsky.social with @samwarner.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and Martin Smith
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November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The broader dimensions to the current prison's crisis are set out in this recent article we published for @policy-politics.bsky.social with @samwarner.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and Martin Smith
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@uofgvc.bsky.social, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Adrian Pabst, @joepeck.co.uk, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @graemeroy.bsky.social, Martin Smith, @bartvanark.bsky.social, @annavignoles.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social and Xiaocan Yuan. 4/4
July 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
@uofgvc.bsky.social, Raquel Ortega-Argilés, Adrian Pabst, @joepeck.co.uk, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @graemeroy.bsky.social, Martin Smith, @bartvanark.bsky.social, @annavignoles.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social and Xiaocan Yuan. 4/4
www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/... - to add to the others that are already knocking round over last two decades! Problems well know - its willingness to reform that is the road block!
Ex-No.10 Policy Unit head Munira Mirza to play key role in think tank targeting 'Whitehall bureaucracy'
Fix Britain says 'HR culture and bureaucracy of Whitehall' and rise in judicial reviews are among 'factors that prevent functionality' in governmen...
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June 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/... - to add to the others that are already knocking round over last two decades! Problems well know - its willingness to reform that is the road block!
The government should not ban public servants from speaking in public www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
The government should not ban public servants from speaking in public | Institute for Government
New guidance will damage the quality of government and public discourse.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The government should not ban public servants from speaking in public www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
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Pleased to see evidence submitted with @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social was referenced in the 7th Report on Industrial Strategy by the Business & Trade Committee.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Pleased to see evidence submitted with @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social was referenced in the 7th Report on Industrial Strategy by the Business & Trade Committee.
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A short piece on the Spending Review written for the @productivity.bsky.social with my colleagues @nathancritch.bsky.social, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social & Patrick Diamond.
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From a fragile to an agile state: is the Spending Review enough to enable the Starmer government to deliver on its growth mission? - The Productivity Institute
The 2025 Spending Review set out major capital spending, but will it be enough to boost productivity growth?
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June 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
A short piece on the Spending Review written for the @productivity.bsky.social with my colleagues @nathancritch.bsky.social, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social & Patrick Diamond.
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Want to know about the effect of political short-termism on the Prison Service in England and Wales? New to the blog!⚡️
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The inefficiency of centralised control and political short-termism: the case of the Prison Service in England and Wales
by Sam Warner, David Richards, Diane Coyle and Martin J. Smith In our recent article published in Policy & Politics, we examine how centralised financial control and short-term political pressu…
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June 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Want to know about the effect of political short-termism on the Prison Service in England and Wales? New to the blog!⚡️
@samwarner.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social @profdaverichards.bsky.social
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Written evidence from @nathancritch.bsky.social, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond and myself to Business & Trade Committee inquiry on Industrial Strategy has been published
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You can read here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8882/in...
Industrial Strategy - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Written evidence submission publications for Industrial Strategy.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Written evidence from @nathancritch.bsky.social, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, @andywestwood.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond and myself to Business & Trade Committee inquiry on Industrial Strategy has been published
You can read here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8882/in...
You can read here: committees.parliament.uk/work/8882/in...
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Is Labour doing enough to address the deep-seated problems with the British state?
@nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, Darcy Luke, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, and @andywestwood.bsky.social discuss the government's approach to institutional reform
@nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, Darcy Luke, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, and @andywestwood.bsky.social discuss the government's approach to institutional reform
Will Labour's Governance Approach Lead to Mission Success or Mission Failure?
Abstract
Since coming to power in July 2024, the Starmer government’s approach to reform has rhetorically focussed on the centralised, short-term, and fragmented nature of British policymaking and th...
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May 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Is Labour doing enough to address the deep-seated problems with the British state?
@nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, Darcy Luke, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, and @andywestwood.bsky.social discuss the government's approach to institutional reform
@nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, Darcy Luke, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, @samwarner.bsky.social, and @andywestwood.bsky.social discuss the government's approach to institutional reform
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Very pleased to have this piece, co-authored with @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, Sam Warner & @andywestwood.bsky.social, in @renewaljournal.bsky.social.
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Will Labour's Governance Approach Lead to Mission Success or Mission Failure?
Abstract
Since coming to power in July 2024, the Starmer government’s approach to reform has rhetorically focussed on the centralised, short-term, and fragmented nature of British policymaking and th...
renewal.org.uk
May 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Very pleased to have this piece, co-authored with @nathancritch.bsky.social, Patrick Diamond, @profdaverichards.bsky.social, Sam Warner & @andywestwood.bsky.social, in @renewaljournal.bsky.social.
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At @somersetccc.bsky.social to see Tom Banton break a few records
April 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
At @somersetccc.bsky.social to see Tom Banton break a few records
'The Spring Statement signals a return to Treasury orthodoxy' new blog for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social with @samwarner.bsky.social @drdarcyluke.bsky.social @nathancritch.bsky.social - part of @productivity.bsky.social + @nuffieldfoundation.org projects
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March 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
'The Spring Statement signals a return to Treasury orthodoxy' new blog for @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social with @samwarner.bsky.social @drdarcyluke.bsky.social @nathancritch.bsky.social - part of @productivity.bsky.social + @nuffieldfoundation.org projects
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Hello Bluesky!!
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
March 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hello Bluesky!!
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
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I've taken on the comms role for @psalocalpol.bsky.social
Please do follow and share. We'll be sharing the latest academic and policy research about local government, local politics, devolution etc.
Please do follow and share. We'll be sharing the latest academic and policy research about local government, local politics, devolution etc.
Hello Bluesky!!
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
We are the Local Politics & Governance Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social.
Convened by @peckersley.bsky.social, @tjarnold.bsky.social, Joanie Willett, & @jacknewman.bsky.social.
We'll be posting the latest research on local politics.
March 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I've taken on the comms role for @psalocalpol.bsky.social
Please do follow and share. We'll be sharing the latest academic and policy research about local government, local politics, devolution etc.
Please do follow and share. We'll be sharing the latest academic and policy research about local government, local politics, devolution etc.
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March 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... New article 'Can Starmer’s Labour Government Rebalance Power in the UK State?' with @samwarner.bsky.social and Martin Smith (York) for @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social Political Society from our @nuffieldfoundation.org project
