Ed Straw

Ed Straw is the author of Stand & Deliver: A Design For Successful Government, he was born in 1949 and educated at Manchester University, Manchester Business School, Harvard Business School and Oxford

Duality, dualism, duelling and Brexit

Taking this opportunity to rethink a part of government crucial to a fair and dynamic society would be good politics. Whitehall is no more capable of doing this than Brussels.

By Ed Straw and Ray Ison

/ 1 Mar 2018

Why didn't Labour win?

Bad governance has resulted in a steady diminution of voter credit, which has progressively accumulated into a loss of confidence that the party can govern.

By Ed Straw

/ 26 Jun 2017

Is the civil service reformable?

A bi-partisan approach to reform is currently adopted, but can it work?

By Ed Straw

/ 11 Feb 2015