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Why do so many UK government projects fail and what can be done about it?

A new book, The Delivery Gap: Why Government Projects Really Fail and What Can Be Done About It by Jonathan Simcock (Emerald Publishing), looks behind the scenes to uncover the problems that plague government projects and offer fresh solutions. 

Successive UK governments have a terrible track record when it comes to large-scale projects.  Almost

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Power in Place: new approaches to addressing regional inequalities

Lord Kerslake (credit – Peabody)

A University of Manchester publication released today presents a series of evidence-led solutions to tackle regional inequalities and boost the levelling up agenda.

The 44-page document begins with a characteristically incisive foreword from Lord Kerslake, former Head of the Home Civil Service.

Power in Place – published by

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The Secret Lives of a Secret Agent: The Mysterious Life and Times of Alexander Wilson

The Second World War Chief of MI6 said Alexander Wilson had ‘remarkable gifts as a writer of fiction, and no sense of responsibility in using them!’ Wilson’s three year career in the Secret Intelligence Service ended when the country’s spy chiefs decided his creativity got the better of his grasp of reality. His ‘secret lives’

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