Caroline Slocock
carolineslocock.bsky.social
Director of think tank Civil Exchange, expert on government and civil society, political commentator, ex senior civil servant and Private Secretary to two PMs, author of People Like Us and Bad Government, published 30 June. Also on X.
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..of course even this is highly misleading. In real terms, the increase is about £15bn, and as a %age of GDP it goes from 4.1% to 4.3% See "Benefit summary tables" sheet here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Show PostThis prompted me to go back and check the claim that "On current DWP forecasts, from the 2024 election until 2030, Labour will have increased working-age benefit spending by a further £51.6 bn/year." It appears to be equally fictional/spreadsheet error. Correct figure is maybe £36bn..
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OECD warns that devolution without institutional capacity could widen differences between places: oecdecoscope.blog/2026/10/05/c...
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From Thatcher to Blair & beyond, @carolineslocock.bsky.social spent 4 decades in & around government Join Caroline, @steffanaquarone.bsky.social & Vicky Pryce for an interactive webinar - how can #Whitehall work better? 📅 Tues 6 Oct 6PM 📍Register www.radixbigtent.org.uk/events/whats... #FreeWebinar
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So many books about what's wrong with government. This one's authoritative - @carolineslocock.bsky.social was there on the inside, saw what worked, saw what didn't, and offers a clear and rational recipe for what's needed now. A great read. www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Governme...
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