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Narrowing the gap between policy and delivery

Unless our government improves its capacity to deliver on its promises, we will not address the sense of disconnection between the people and those in office.

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Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley.

Martin O'Malley. Flickr/Third Way Think Tank. Some rights reserved.

Speaking at the Centre for Public Impact’s panel discussion last Thursday, Martin O’Malley set out the change in mindset required by leaders around the world. America’s latest candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2016 called for a new conversation about how governments get things done for their citizens. Delivery, as much as policy, needs to be at the centre of that conversation. At the centre, our mission is to redress this balance.

It is heartening to see the subject of delivery being given more prominence in the UK media in recent weeks. The government’s announcement of ten new implementation taskforces to keep tabs on its policy priorities is to be welcomed.