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The Re:View 7 August 2026
It’s been less than three weeks since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. Feels like much longer, right? It is remarkable how quick the new leadership have been to act and launch new policies.
Why procurement shouldn’t be based on social value
Analysing the Government’s procurement policy changes
Getting serious about social care
Three reasons why a Later Life Care Fund is the right answer
The Re:View 31 July 2026
Happy fiscal devo day to all of our readers who celebrate (most of you, I imagine?).
How to buy British
The Governments plans for procurement reform
The revolution-in-progress
Today, we publish 'Devolution revolution: the case for radicalism', written with Jack Shaw of Groundwork Research.
The Re:View 24 July 2026
This week, the UK got a new Prime Minister – its seventh in a decade. He is, he says, committed to “the remaking of the British state”. It’s a good line: our strapline here at Re:State is “bold ideas to remake the State”. We’ve long argued that the culture, structure, and operation of the British State hold the country back, and that fundamental reform is needed to improve its functioning and…
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Why you should join the Mid-Career Fast Stream
Building No 10 North
A plan to ensure that this is something more than a slice of Whitehall with a Manchester postcode