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Andy Burnham has promised a new approach to governing: building strong technical expertise in-house instead of outsourcing, backing mayors instead of micromanaging, bringing benefits directly to left-behind regions instead of waiting for them to trickle down, backing British companies through procurement and prioritising public control rather than paying the privatisation premium. On my Substack today, I argue one department already has a strong headstart on this agenda. 🧵
the new uk gov shouldn’t dismantle its single dept that understands technology
In recent days, there have been strong rumours that the new administration will abolish @SciTechgovuk and scatter tech across Whitehall. We've written to Andy Burnham with @techUK to say this is the wrong move at the wrong time. Read our letter here 👇