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Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.

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The Re:View 6 March 2026 Normally, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement would be the main news event of the week. But not on this occasion. This was partly Reeves’ choice.

The Re:View is out! 🥳

This week, Senior Researcher, @alwalker.bsky.social looks at the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and why what should have been the week’s big fiscal moment quickly slipped down the agenda.

Read on for more: open.substack.com/pub/restate/...

06.03.2026 14:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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The Re:View 27 February 2026 With everyone watching the Gorton and Denton election, it was easy to miss another very important poll result released yesterday by the Cabinet Office.

The Re:View is out! 🥳

This week, Director of Strategy @jo3hill.bsky.social digs into the latest Civil Service People Survey, and asks what it really tells us about morale during a period of upheaval.

Read on for his take: open.substack.com/pub/restate/...

27.02.2026 11:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The State of the State 2026 - Re:State The 'State of the State', in partnership with Deloitte, explores the key issues and opportunities facing public services. The report is based on an exclusive Ipsos public poll, and over 100 interviews...

Read the report: re-state.co.uk/publications...

27.02.2026 11:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What is underpinning the surge in support for radical parties? Fantastic to have the @financialtimes.com covering our chief exec @charliepickles.bsky.social's answer and our annual State of the State work with Deloitte.

Read the article: www.ft.com/content/fb52...

27.02.2026 11:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Who regulates the regulation? Why the Regulatory Policy Committee exists

Who regulates the regulation?

The Regulatory Policy Committee is one of the most important quangos that most people have never heard of. Our latest Re:Think from @jo3hill.bsky.social is a deep dive on the role of the RPC, and why it should be expanded.

restate.substack.com/p/who-regula...

27.02.2026 09:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The State of the State 2026 - Re:State The 'State of the State', in partnership with Deloitte, explores the key issues and opportunities facing public services. The report is based on an exclusive Ipsos public poll, and over 100 interviews...

📣 NEW REPORT: 'The State of the State 2026: delivery that matters' in partnership with Deloitte, is out now!

📊 It examines the key issues and opportunities facing public services, drawing on an exclusive Ipsos poll and over 100 interviews with public sector leaders.

re-state.co.uk/publications...

26.02.2026 14:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Re:View 20 February 2026 This week we got a glimpse of the what a Reform government’s approach to the economy and public finances would be.

The Re:View is out! 🎉

This week, Chief Executive @charliepickles.bsky.social reflects on Robert Jenrick’s first speech as Reform’s would-be Chancellor, heavy on fiscal prudence, lighter on detail.

Read it here 👇
open.substack.com/pub/restate/...

20.02.2026 14:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Capital at risk: rebooting London's governance for a new era - Re:State If London is to be ready for deeper devolution, the time has come for a new approach: reorganisation of London's boroughs, a shake-up of the London Assembly, and a genuinely "devolution by default" ap...

Read the paper here: re-state.co.uk/publications...

Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KE...

16.02.2026 12:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Which London Assembly constituency are you in? If you don't know, that's part of the problem. Dr Simon Kaye explains on Times Radio how to reform the Assembly to create proper local accountability, an idea from our new London paper 'Capital at risk'.

@stkaye.bsky.social

16.02.2026 12:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Re:View 13 February 2026 “Housing need in England cannot be met without planning for growth on a larger than local scale.”

The Re:View is out! 🎉

This week, Director of Policy and Research, @stkaye.bsky.social unpacks the Government’s latest move in the devolution agenda, as the MHCLG seeks to “fill in the map” of England with a new wave of Strategic Authorities.

👉Read it here: bit.ly/4auVwuB

13.02.2026 14:09 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Capital at risk: rebooting London's governance for a new era - Re:State If London is to be ready for deeper devolution, the time has come for a new approach: reorganisation of London's boroughs, a shake-up of the London Assembly, and a genuinely "devolution by default" ap...

Or read the paper here: re-state.co.uk/publications...

@charliepickles.bsky.social

13.02.2026 10:41 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
CEO Charlotte Pickles talks on BBC Politics London about our new report, 'Capital at Risk'.
CEO Charlotte Pickles talks on BBC Politics London about our new report, 'Capital at Risk'. YouTube video by Re:State

Why should the Mayor of London have more power — and face greater scrutiny? Our Chief Executive, Charlotte Pickles, sets out the case as she introduces our new London paper 'Capital at risk' to BBC Politics London.

Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEF...

13.02.2026 10:41 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Capital at risk: rebooting London's governance for a new era - Re:State If London is to be ready for deeper devolution, the time has come for a new approach: reorganisation of London's boroughs, a shake-up of the London Assembly, and a genuinely "devolution by default" ap...

Read the report here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
Find the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KE...

09.02.2026 12:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Last week, Dr Simon Kaye, Director of Policy and Research, spoke on Times Radio about our new London report 'Capital at risk'.

What makes London's devolution different to other regions in the UK?
@stkaye.bsky.social

09.02.2026 12:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The Re:View 6 February 2026 “I wish we could have found those big savings for Zia, it would have been a better story, but we didn’t”

The Re:View is out!

This week, Senior Researcher, @alwalker.bsky.social, reflects on the quiet demise of Local-DOGE.

Could the next big ideas in public service reform come from local government rather than Whitehall? Read on for Alex's take.

bit.ly/4aj1PkY

06.02.2026 14:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Capital at risk: rebooting London's governance for a new era - Re:State If London is to be ready for deeper devolution, the time has come for a new approach: reorganisation of London's boroughs, a shake-up of the London Assembly, and a genuinely "devolution by default" ap...

Read the paper here: re-state.co.uk/publications...

Find the entire interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6KE...

06.02.2026 10:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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This week, Dr Simon Kaye, Director of Policy and Research, spoke on Times Radio about strengthening the power and scrutiny of the London Mayor.

Hear the conversation kick off below!🎡 @stkaye.bsky.social

06.02.2026 10:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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London doesn't need an ambassador Mayor - it needs a chief executive The capital punches below its weight because it can't govern itself. Slash the number of boroughs, reform the London Assembly and give the Mayor revenue-raising powers to unleash London

London needs a chief executive, not an ambassador.

For my column in CityAM this week, I've written about how our research @re-state.bsky.social shows the Mayor of London is under-powered and needs to level-up so the city stops punching below its weight.

www.cityam.com/london-doesn...

05.02.2026 15:36 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Why mission government failed And what comes next

Four our first Re:Think blog on Substack, @jo3hill.bsky.social has written about why 'mission government' seems to have failed, why it matters, and what should come next.

restate.substack.com/p/why-missio...

04.02.2026 11:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Capital at risk: rebooting London's governance for a new era - Re:State If London is to be ready for deeper devolution, the time has come for a new approach: reorganisation of London's boroughs, a shake-up of the London Assembly, and a genuinely "devolution by default" ap...

re-state.co.uk/publications...

02.02.2026 08:23 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NEW REPORT - Capital at risk

London is a global capital. But it doesn't have the governance to match. The Mayor is much less powerful than his international counterparts, with too many boroughs which hold too much influence. The city needs reboot.

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02.02.2026 08:23 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2
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The Re:View 30 January 2026 Welcome to the Re:View.

We are now on Substack! From now on, our weekly newsletter the Re:View will be published there.

This week, @stkaye.bsky.social writes about the Government's policing reforms: the first move away from devolution that we've seen in a long time.

restate.substack.com/p/the-review...

30.01.2026 14:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
Re:View 23 January 2026 - Re:State They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. When it comes to remaking the State, if you watch closely the same patterns of policies repea...

The Re:View is out! 🥳

This week, @jo3hill.bsky.social, asks why repeated attempts to “regulate for growth” keep delivering the same results and why real reform means being honest about trade-offs and risk.

Read on for his take on what needs to change
👉 bit.ly/45s4xD7

23.01.2026 15:29 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

The Re:View is out! 🎉

This week, Chief Executive, Charlotte Pickles, challenges the PM to govern like he only has one term and act with radical urgency.

Read on for 10 radical reforms that should be top of his 2026 inbox...

👉https://re-state.co.uk/review/the-review-9-january-2026/

09.01.2026 14:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Hospital of the future: ending the patient gridlock - Re:State Hospitals are enduring a fundamental crisis. Today’s hospitals face a perfect storm of rising costs, falling productivity and eroding patient trust. These are not signs of failure but of an outdated m...

👉To learn more about how hospitals should manage demand, unblock bottlenecks and ensure an efficient patient journey, check out: re-state.co.uk/publications...

For more details on the Government roll-out: gov.uk/government/n...

08.01.2026 14:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thrilled to see the effective roll-out of AI to predict A&E demand up to 3 weeks ahead of time!

This means:
⏰shorter waits
❤️‍🩹better care
📈efficiency gains

Last year, in our 'Hospital of the Future' work, we pointed to just this as a key tool govt and hospitals needed use!

08.01.2026 14:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The case for NHS Online - Re:State

👉Read more about the case for NHS Online here: re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-...

06.01.2026 10:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Today, it was announced NHS Online – the NHS's new virtual hospital, live in 2027 – will initially focus on:
👁️Eye conditions
🩸Menopause and menstrual health
⚕️Prostate issues

An idea first championed by Re:State, it's exciting to see virtual hospitals move from idea to implementation!

06.01.2026 10:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Your 2025 Re:Think Wrapped 🎁 - Re:State

And that's a wrap 🎁

Thank you to all who have been with us this year! For our final Re:Think of 2025, Researcher @coryberman.bsky.social brings you Re:State's year in blogs ✍

re-state.co.uk/rethink/your...

24.12.2025 10:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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12 days to remake the State - Re:State

🔥 Settle down by the fire and grab your eggnog - it's time for the last of our festive blog series: 12 days to remake the State. 🎄

✍ Today, Researcher Miya McFarlane writes about Robot Assisted Surgery, and sets out the case to release the robots. 🤖

re-state.co.uk/rethink/12-d...

23.12.2025 11:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0