Nesta - The UK's Innovation Agency 105d ago

In this clip from the Policy Fix, Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government reframes the debate around struggling public services. The UK has absorbed four generational crises in rapid succession, starting with the global financial crisis and the catastrophic exposure of how Britain regulated its banking system. Each wave left deep scars on the public finances and the capacity of the state. So when we ask why hospitals and schools are not getting better, Jill poses a more searching question: maybe we should be more surprised that they are still standing at all. It is a perspective that puts the conversation about government performance in a very different light and challenges us to think about what we can reasonably expect from a state that has been under sustained pressure for well over a decade. This is an excerpt from episode 2 of The Policy Fix, the podcast from Nesta, the research and innovation foundation. Host Joe Owen is joined by Jill Rutter (Institute for Government) and Andrew Greenway (A Bit Digital) to explore why the British government struggles to deliver and what a genuine fix might look like. Subscribe to The Policy Fix wherever you get your podcasts. #ThePolicyFix #Nesta #podcast #UKGovernment #PublicServices We are a UK charity and our work is enabled by a financial endowment. Nesta is a registered charity in England and Wales 1144091 and Scotland SC042833. To find out more or connect with us, check out our website and socials: Website: nesta.org.uk Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/nestauk.bsky.social Facebook: facebook.com/nesta.uk Instagram: instagram.com/nesta_uk/?hl=en LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nesta