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Independent commission calls for Spending Reviews to be dumped

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Departments go quiet amid mourning for Prince Philip
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Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
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Former ethics chief Sue Gray returns to Cabinet Office as second perm sec
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Opinion: Let’s abolish the spending review
12 Apr Civil Service Reform
Opinion: Let’s abolish the spending review
Further reform of the way the government manages resources to achieve its goals is vital, says the former government lead non-executive director Sir Ian Cheshire
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Greensill has exposed the inherent risks of supply chain finance – how can the public sector address these?
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