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| The problem is that politics is all about changes in policy |
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A new report lays bare the staggering amount of change in key government policies over the last 5 decades. Published by the Institute for Government, All Change examines 3 policy areas which have experienced near-constant upheaval: further education, regional governance and industrial policy. For example, the last 30 years have seen 28 major pieces of legislation relating to further education led by 48 secretaries of state. And there have been 3 industrial strategies in the last decade. The cost of all this reinvention – both human & economic – is high. In further education, thousands of students & employers are faced with a confusing and ever-changing set of qualifications, with no certainty that those same qualifications will exist a few years down the line. |
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IFG: Policy reinvention leads to huge waste and little progress Collaborate: We all have a role in systems change Meanwhile ‘Life’ goes on for the ‘everyday’ Government The IPPR describes it as ‘A Bold Decision’, which is usually Civil Service ‘speak’ for ‘unwise’ IFG: Civil service will face fresh challenges after Article 50 Cabinet Office: Ministry of Justice joins shared services programme set to save £300m |
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