"It remains to be seen whether the #devolutionWhitePaper can deliver transformative change if #Labour reverts to the same familiar patterns of #Britishgovernance to achieve its missions."
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 the need ‘re-wire’ the state. This approach – encapsulated in its ‘mission-led’ approach to governance[1] – has emphasised an economic policy predicated