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Nick Kimber

@nick80.bsky.social
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Director of Public Service Reform at Cabinet Office. Seconded from Camden Council. Was a Policy Fellow at IIPP @ UCL; Policy Associate at Future Governance Forum

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We’d love people’s input to this! 👇 Where are the UK public sector reformers? Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it. Grateful for RTs
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Seeing like a place. A weekend share of this. Some reflections from great summit on child poverty last week. More local approaches can be more intelligent and intentional, but can they rise to the gravity of the political moment? medium.com/@jamestplunk...
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Seeing like a place
Place-based work can be smarter and less bureaucratic, but can it rise to the political moment?
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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
📆 Join us online on 17 July, for a live discussion with the framework’s authors @danhonig.bsky.social and @jamestplunkett.bsky.social to discover how to successfully implement mission-driven approaches. 🎟️ Register now: bit.ly/4k2IhUK
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New thing klaxon! How do you know if your organisation is mission-driven? Today we’re releasing a mission maturity framework I’ve co-authored with @danhonig.bsky.social and Vinuri Dissanaya at Georgetown Better Government Lab in collaboration with Nesta. Link: www.nesta.org.uk/report/on-mi.... 1/n
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
www.linkedin.com/company/publ... been meaning to cross post this on here. First PSR newsletter! Please share @pollymackenzie.bsky.social @simonparker.bsky.social @jesstud.bsky.social @jamestplunkett.bsky.social
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Public Service Reform | LinkedIn
Public Service Reform | 688 followers on LinkedIn. A multidisciplinary team leading public service reform from the Cabinet Office. | We are working to reform public services so they are more people-c...
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New Local @wearenewlocal.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🌠 @georgiagould.bsky.social’s keynote was a real highlight of #StrongerThings 2025. She spoke about her determination to create sustainable change. And about building a movement for public service reform – Test, Learn and Grow.
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Kara Kane @karakane-kk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The Cabinet Office Test, Learn and Grow team are hiring 11 roles across product, delivery management, data analysis and design. Come work with us on public sector reform! www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Really welcome Pat McFadden's speech on taking a more agile 'test & learn' approach to public service responses to complex social challenges At @neweconomics.bsky.social, we've written about how this model could be applied to improving employment support for ill & disabled people... 🧵
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Ben Holliday @benholliday.com · 09/12/2024
I've just watched back the Pat McFadden speech about "test & learn" - here's the full transcript which is worth a proper read. Some of the early headlines weren't helpful IMO, but overall I'm very optimistic 🧵 www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Reform of the state has to deliver for people
Speech on reforming the public sector delivered by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden at University College London, Stratford.
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The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This morning, we’re in UCL East watching Chancellor the Duchy Pat McFadden announce the government’s new ‘test-and-learn’ approach to public service delivery. We’ll be tweeting along and offering our key takeaways - read on 🧵 @uclpolicylab.bsky.social
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Wise words from James as ever. Particularly on the language required to do this work and communicate it to a variety of different audiences
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Just wow
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... an everyday story of local government
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‘It’s the opposite of Trump’s agenda’: Parks and Recreation’s Jim O’Heir on the show’s legacy
As the ex-president returns, the masterly comedy about local government can feel like a fantasy. But its message is more relevant than ever
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
shorturl.at/ANWU9 leading Central London Forward is an important job and I’ve loved working with - and occasionally for - them over the years @joedromey.bsky.social has done a fab job of it. If you’ve the drive to help make London’s economy a more inclusive one then it’s well worth checking out
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Director - London (Central), London (Greater) job with Central London Forward | 185835
We work together to support inclusive and sustainable growth.
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Becca Dove @beccadove2.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Did this social work starter pack less than a week ago and it's already tripled in size. Lots of lovely people doing interesting things in the social work world. Shout me if you'd like an add!
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Starting a new role as Director of Public Service reform within Cabinet Office. Haven’t figured out how to use this place properly for work yet (especially so in an HMG job) but I am at least here so get in touch if you want to get some stuff done. Most of you know how to reach me!
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UCL Policy Lab @uclpolicylab.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
How can we transform public service design and delivery by focusing on the power of human relationships? We talked to @nick80.bsky.social and Osian Jones about the work being done at Camden Council to build a new relational approach to public services. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
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A radical invitation to collaborate
How can we transform public service design and delivery by focusing on the power of human relationships? We talked to Nick Kimber and Osian Jones of London Borough of Camden to explore how they are ch...
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
NEW: Sure Start, the national programme which provided universal, holistic support during the early years, significantly reduced serious youth crime. Read our new report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, on children’s behaviour, youth offending and social care contacts: buff.ly/4eSRptk
Chart shows effect of growing up near Sure Start on crime up to age 16. Title states: "Living near a Sure Start centre before age 5 significantly reduced youth convictions and custodial sentences."
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Richard Pope @richardpope.org · 21/10/2024
Really looking forward to this on Wednesday. Among other things, we'll be chatting about digital public infrastructure and the design approaches needed for next generation public services
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Richard Pope @richardpope.org · 19/10/2024
I started this a few years ago, but never finished: workingintheopen.xyz maybe it could be the start of a community resource? HTML file is here: github.com/richardjpope...
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Working In The Open
An emerging approach for transparent, accountable and humble digital public services.
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 13/10/2024
I’m in Copenhagen early Nov for work (time with Lokal Tryghed and the Danish Social Innovation Association). We’ve a spare day at the end (8/11). Does anyone have recommendations for folks to see on innovation, design and public service reform? Suggestions on here/Nick.kimber@Camden.gov.uk welcome!
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Richard Pope @richardpope.org · 23/09/2024
So, the event I came to Liverpool to do got cancelled as I got off the train yesterday. I have a free day in Liverpool If anyone wants to chat about digital public services. Will swap books for coffee.
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Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Sensible perspective on where the Darzi review leaves social care from ADASS VP Jess McGregor www.adass.org.uk/lord-darzis-...
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Lord Darzi's NHS report provides hope for social care - ADASS
Jess McGregor is the Director of Adult Social Services at Camden Council and Vice President of ADASS (the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services). Lord Darzi’s greatly anticipated report in...
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Sophie Metcalfe @sophiemetcalfe.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
NEW report: How can the government meet its housing targets? The latest in our chronic policy problem series - we look at why past governments have failed to meet their targets and 10 principles the government should follow to set a better record. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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How the government can build more homes | Institute for Government
Why successive governments have found it difficult to deliver on housebuilding pledges.
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
One last share of this - on dashboards, data, and missions 👀
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
I realise there are all sorts of caveats about comparability, what the data captures and its underlying quality but even with that UK homelessness levels are just shocking ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Hey - has anybody found the housing people on here yet? More housing management, homelessness etc than planning and supply @jesstud.bsky.social @pialidg.bsky.social @tobylloyd.bsky.social
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Jessica Studdert @jesstud.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
Calling all folk with an interest in UK public policy: I’ve created a starter pack of think tankers, policy analysts & commentators active on @bsky.app go.bsky.app/LtNiL1o
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Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social · 11/08/2024
I've made a starter pack for UK-based planners, please share with your followers on the bad place, to help make it easier for them switch. (A starter pack is a BlueSky invitation with a ready-made list of 50 people to follow in one click) go.bsky.app/MaKkxbw
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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
Lots of buzz on here today. Can we all commit to doing this again tomorrow too? Lots of this will be retraining muscle memory!
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Nick Kimber @nick80.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Did this thing in the MJ on missions and local gov and am having a go a ditching the other place too :) www.themj.co.uk/local-govern...
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Local government's big mission
The Labour Government’s mission-based approach to governing is starting to emerge. Nick Kimber looks at what it means for local government and explains what the sector should do now
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Richard Pope @richardpope.org · 25/07/2024
🎉You can now **preorder** my book 🎉 lpp-books.sumupstore.com/product/plat... It’s time to share the benefits of digital with the public properly. The next generation of public services should work harder + fulfil their public duty to be understandable, accountable, and democratic
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"Platformland" by Richard Pope (preorder)
An anatomy of next-generation public services. Includes 30 illustrated design patterns, 10 strategic interventions & global examples of digital government.
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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
Welcome all to BlueSky. Now please use it. I know that my own temptation to stay with twitter is primarily because of a collective action problem. If people are going to stay on here it needs to be active.
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