Re:State

You may have noticed something different about us... After nearly 25 years as Reform think tank, today we've become Re:State Same bold ideas to remake the State, new branding to reinforce our strict independence. Read more about our rename here 👇 re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-ne…

New from me on the Re:State substack: some thoughts on what’s coming for the next prime minister. I framed them as “tests”, because “hard truths” felt a bit much. But hard truths is what they are. A thread, with link at the end! 🧵

The Re:View is out!🥳 While Westminster chased the latest political drama, @ce_pickles says the week's biggest story was the OBR's fiscal risks report. Read more 👇 open.substack.com/pub/restate/p/…

📢1 week left to complete the Alternative People Survey 2026📢 It gives civil servants the chance to share their views on the issues that matter most – and it takes less than 10 minutes to complete! Take part here: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91132417/Al…

Better workforce outcomes in social care is the key to unlocking better outcomes, cost efficiencies, and reducing NHS demand. This is why ‘Care to stay’, published today, focuses on how to better support and enable the social care workforce. Read here: re-state.co.uk/publications/c…

In case you missed it, today, we published a new report ‘Care to stay’, with recommendations to address the crisis facing the social care workforce. The workforce is the foundation of the system. The quality of care depends on the people who provide it. Yet they are struggling.

@SheffCouncil @WiganCouncil @lb_southwark For more, please read: re-state.co.uk/publications/c…

@SheffCouncil @WiganCouncil @lb_southwark The specific interventions are all no cost, low cost, or plausibly able to pay for themselves, making them implementable today. The cost of implementing the strategies should be funded by the Better Care Fund, given the significant reductions in NHS demand they would deliver.

In today’s new report, ‘Care to stay’, we spotlight @SheffCouncil. They recently moved to ‘patch-based homecare commissioning’ approach, dividing the region into 'patches’ and contracting one provider per patch. This new commissioning approach has delivered impressive results.

Great to see @M_feeney's paper on sovereignty in Politico this morning! A big new venture by us at @restate_thinks into the debates around technology policy that are likely to consume ever more of our politics in the coming years. Read it here re-state.co.uk/publications/s…

These reforms would help build a more professional, productive, and sustainable adult social care workforce – improving outcomes for the workforce, local authorities, care providers, and people who draw on care and support. Read the full report here: re-state.co.uk/publications/c…

This is why ‘Care to stay’ recommends expanding the Digitising Social Care Programme to include a list of technologies with the greatest return on investment and a directory of vetted suppliers. This would turbocharge technology uptake, unlocking productivity across the sector.

Today, we’ve published ‘Care to stay’ with recommendations to support the adult social care workforce including: 1 – DHSC should introduce a voluntary register for frontline care workers 2 – the Digitising Social Care Programme should be significantly expanded

This is a key part of our comprehensive plan, implementable today, to address this workforce crisis. 'Care to stay' calls for action from local authorities, the Government, the NHS, and adult social care providers. Read it now!

Published today, ‘Care to stay’ sets out how local authorities can design and deliver adult social care workforce strategies within their existing budgets, tailored to local needs and context.

📢NEW REPORT📢 Adult social care is a vital public service, frequently overlooked. The quality and availability of adult social care depend on its vast workforce. But, the workforce is struggling. Today's report lays out our solution. Read it here: re-state.co.uk/publications/c…