Dr Catherine Haddon

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[Claire Ainsley @claire_ainsley]

I’m very happy to share that I’ve become a Senior Fellow at @instituteforgov

And joined the team this week for their Inside Briefing podcast with @DrHannahWhite @cath_haddon @timd_IFG

https://t.co/WJDjr8QGA7

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

Such a busy year, but so much great work from the whole team. Really proud of them all.

[IfG Academy @ifg_academy]

As the IfG Academy celebrates its second anniversary, we've been looking back at a really busy 2024 - here are all the things we got up to last year!

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

Government 2025 will be kicking off with a breakfast session on the US election - the night after president Trump’s inauguration

Join in to hear from @MarkLandler @londonvinjamuri & @cath_haddon on the return of Trump and what it means for the UK👇
https://t.co/ZCFfQKarxV

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

This is a really impt point too little discussed. The kind of team building you’d see in other walks of life is often neglected.

[ConservativeHome @ConHome]

From @Ommasalma: Who any leader picks to be in their closest team is a forgotten factor in their success or failure https://t.co/FogQxgieMI

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

Would you like to be a researcher here at the IfG? Are you interested in making government more effective?

Applications are now open to join our civil service team.

Find out more and apply by Thursday 9 January ⏰👇https://t.co/ieVeb52R0a

[PoliticsHome @politicshome]

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨Starmer's big reset (that's not a reset)

🖥️ @cath_haddon, of the IfG, @StraightTie, a comms strategist, and @CraigOliver100, join @Alain_Tolhurst to discuss what it says about an administration that needs to change course

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/maj9g0UfAC

[Sam Macrory @sammacrory]

To understand missions, milestones, targets, plans - and what Keir Starmer needs to do to make all this work…

Listen to this week’s @instituteforgov podcast with @PeterHyman21

And @cath_haddon @jillongovt @NJ_Davies

🎧 https://t.co/prWMLG4Idb

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

The appointment of a new Cabinet Secretary is always the hottest of topics*. So very much looking forward to this chat in half an hour!!

*yes it is

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

TODAY: The new cabinet secretary: Can Sir Chris Wormald rewire the British state?

Join us at 10:00 for our reaction and analysis of Wormald's appointment and what this means for the civil service, with @cath_haddon @DLidington @AlexGAThomas @Emma_Norris https://t.co/xgL8Ijvl8a

[Institute for Government @instituteforgov]

The new cabinet secretary: Can Sir Chris Wormald rewire the British state?

Don't miss tomorrow's webinar as we explore the priorities, challenges and risks that await Simon Case's successor. 📺🗓️

With @cath_haddon @DLidington @AlexGAThomas @Emma_Norris https://t.co/xgL8Ijvl8a

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@LizCarolan love it!

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@LizCarolan p.s. excellent piece. You have captured both the fear and the pleasure that arises once you get into it. And thoroughly yes, contextualise the big picture but in the way you can do best. Let others do their thing that is not your thing.

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@LizCarolan Had a brief moment of 'what did i do?' before seeing the context. I have no doubt you were superb! But also, it is fun isn't it? Mad but fun.

[Finn Baker @FinnBaker3]

Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill has passed it's first hurdle. So what happens next?

A new @instituteforgov explainer

https://t.co/38mqOaD3gJ

[Sam Macrory @sammacrory]

- The secrets of Labour's landslide
- John Prescott's legacy
- Starmer v Farmers
- Russia tensions
- Quango tracking

🎙️There's a lot going on on today's @instituteforgov podcast with @cath_haddon @Gilesyb @DrMatthewGill & guest @REWearmouth & @TimRoss_1

https://t.co/H39G0nbOZA

[Gemma Tetlow @gemmatetlow]

The government is trying to set up lots of new public bodies to help deliver on its aims. But there is a dearth of guidance on how to do this well. A great new @instituteforgov report by @DrMatthewGill fills this gap, learning from lots of previous case studies...

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@Uncivil_S @cathhaddon.bsky.social

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@Uncivil_S You can’t take either automatically, but you’ll find most of those you follow who are there are easy to find and if you go into their follows you will build similar quite easily. Followers grow steadily there and they will find you easily through same means. But not same numbers

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

Excellent piece from Ben. Good point well made.

[UKCLA @ukcla]

Ben Yong: The quiet demise of constitutional boilerplate: or How special advisers can get their groove back https://t.co/eCAtOKnhrc

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

EXCL: Sue Gray has rejected an offer to become PM’s envoy for the regions and nations, her allies tell @ft

‘Sue has taken a decision not to take the role. She’s going to focus on other things,’ said one

‘She’s taken time to think about it properly, talking to stakeholders, but ultimately she’s decided she doesn't want to do it’

[Dr Catherine Haddon @cath_haddon]

@josephdevanny As spad he can’t line manage agency heads or deputy NSAs so we’re expecting Cab Sec to do that. Likewise someone else will be secretary NSC, which he will attend. So you’re right, going to be some reconfiguring!

Have updated explainer with what we know https://t.co/EGNKGZVpCi