Joe Hill
@jo3hill.bsky.social
Policy Director @re-state.bsky.social, Founder http://greaterlondon.co, Columnist in CityAM. ex Treasury. Views my own
The UK has some of the most successful businesses in the world - with the right policy approach, I believe we could 10x this.
Real privilege to be looking at this over the course of events in partnership with Workday.
Real privilege to be looking at this over the course of events in partnership with Workday.
📈 New write-up on 'Harnessing the potential of high-growth businesses' out today.
The UK remains a fantastic place to do business, particularly for high-growth businesses looking to invest. It needs the right policy framework to make a success of it.
re-state.co.uk/publications...
The UK remains a fantastic place to do business, particularly for high-growth businesses looking to invest. It needs the right policy framework to make a success of it.
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Harnessing the potential of high-growth businesses - Re:State
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November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The UK has some of the most successful businesses in the world - with the right policy approach, I believe we could 10x this.
Real privilege to be looking at this over the course of events in partnership with Workday.
Real privilege to be looking at this over the course of events in partnership with Workday.
The NHS has failed to contain the growth of hospitals and inpatient care over more suitable settings. The growth of resources in secondary care has outstripped demand for two decades.
Important from @rosiebeacon.bsky.social in our final 'Hospital of the future' paper
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Important from @rosiebeacon.bsky.social in our final 'Hospital of the future' paper
re-state.co.uk/publications...
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The NHS has failed to contain the growth of hospitals and inpatient care over more suitable settings. The growth of resources in secondary care has outstripped demand for two decades.
Important from @rosiebeacon.bsky.social in our final 'Hospital of the future' paper
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Important from @rosiebeacon.bsky.social in our final 'Hospital of the future' paper
re-state.co.uk/publications...
Procurement markets are very strange when you think about it. For our Re:Think blog, I've written the 'Policy Director's cut' of our procurement reform paper published last week.
We all pay into a procurement system where one in five contracts attracts a single bidder — or none at all.
Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social , asks how government can create real competition, back startups, and strip out distractions like social value.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/proc...
Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social , asks how government can create real competition, back startups, and strip out distractions like social value.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/proc...
Procure and simple: the Policy Director’s cut - Re:State
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November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Procurement markets are very strange when you think about it. For our Re:Think blog, I've written the 'Policy Director's cut' of our procurement reform paper published last week.
The Government is writing cheques it can't afford with this Budget - particularly now the Chancellor is meant to be ripping up her income tax plans.
Great piece from @charliepickles.bsky.social in the Telegraph
Great piece from @charliepickles.bsky.social in the Telegraph
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Government is writing cheques it can't afford with this Budget - particularly now the Chancellor is meant to be ripping up her income tax plans.
Great piece from @charliepickles.bsky.social in the Telegraph
Great piece from @charliepickles.bsky.social in the Telegraph
The 'write round' process used in Whitehall is arcane, but it serves a purpose - failing to make Cabinet smaller, you need them to take decisions together. There's much more you could do to speed up Whitehall - consultations for a start!
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The 'write round' process used in Whitehall is arcane, but it serves a purpose - failing to make Cabinet smaller, you need them to take decisions together. There's much more you could do to speed up Whitehall - consultations for a start!
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Sadly yesterday was @rosiebeacon.bsky.social's last day at @re-state.bsky.social. She leaves a great legacy in our really influential health policy programme.
Glad she left us with this absolute banger of a blog about the dangerous policy memes in health prevention.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/five...
Glad she left us with this absolute banger of a blog about the dangerous policy memes in health prevention.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/five...
Five uncomfortable truths about prevention - Re:State
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November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sadly yesterday was @rosiebeacon.bsky.social's last day at @re-state.bsky.social. She leaves a great legacy in our really influential health policy programme.
Glad she left us with this absolute banger of a blog about the dangerous policy memes in health prevention.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/five...
Glad she left us with this absolute banger of a blog about the dangerous policy memes in health prevention.
re-state.co.uk/rethink/five...
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So proud of the team today. First place for Think Tanker and second for Think Tank of the Year.
We're a tiny (9 people), scrappy think tank with limited resources, risking saying what we really think.
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki once described JJ Barea as 'undersized, but all heart'.
That's us.
We're a tiny (9 people), scrappy think tank with limited resources, risking saying what we really think.
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki once described JJ Barea as 'undersized, but all heart'.
That's us.
Very proud of Our Policy Director @jo3hill.bsky.social winning 'Think Tanker of the Year' at last night's inaugural @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tank Awards
Also chuffed to have been named the runner up to the esteemed IFS as Think Tank of the Year.
Also chuffed to have been named the runner up to the esteemed IFS as Think Tank of the Year.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
So proud of the team today. First place for Think Tanker and second for Think Tank of the Year.
We're a tiny (9 people), scrappy think tank with limited resources, risking saying what we really think.
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki once described JJ Barea as 'undersized, but all heart'.
That's us.
We're a tiny (9 people), scrappy think tank with limited resources, risking saying what we really think.
Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki once described JJ Barea as 'undersized, but all heart'.
That's us.
Really pleased to win Think Tanker of the Year at the Smart Thinking Awards last night.
Big thanks to @charliepickles.bsky.social and @stkaye.bsky.social for taking a chance on hiring me in the first place. It’s been a wild two years in wonk land at
@re-state.bsky.social!
Big thanks to @charliepickles.bsky.social and @stkaye.bsky.social for taking a chance on hiring me in the first place. It’s been a wild two years in wonk land at
@re-state.bsky.social!
Very proud of Our Policy Director @jo3hill.bsky.social winning 'Think Tanker of the Year' at last night's inaugural @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tank Awards
Also chuffed to have been named the runner up to the esteemed IFS as Think Tank of the Year.
Also chuffed to have been named the runner up to the esteemed IFS as Think Tank of the Year.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Really pleased to win Think Tanker of the Year at the Smart Thinking Awards last night.
Big thanks to @charliepickles.bsky.social and @stkaye.bsky.social for taking a chance on hiring me in the first place. It’s been a wild two years in wonk land at
@re-state.bsky.social!
Big thanks to @charliepickles.bsky.social and @stkaye.bsky.social for taking a chance on hiring me in the first place. It’s been a wild two years in wonk land at
@re-state.bsky.social!
We need doctors with more specialist training in the kind of general medical issues that end up in secondary care.
Great piece from @alicesemark.bsky.social in the HSJ on the case for change.
www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...
Great piece from @alicesemark.bsky.social in the HSJ on the case for change.
www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...
Medical specialism is contributing to NHS inefficiency
Poor patient flow is creating unacceptable bottlenecks across the NHS, with many medically fit patients stuck in hospital beds daily, but new analysis suggests the crisis is fixable through workforce ...
www.hsj.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We need doctors with more specialist training in the kind of general medical issues that end up in secondary care.
Great piece from @alicesemark.bsky.social in the HSJ on the case for change.
www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...
Great piece from @alicesemark.bsky.social in the HSJ on the case for change.
www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...
One sixth of the economy is the government buying from the private sector, and it's a mess. If the Government wants a more dynamic and high-growth economy, it should start in its own backyard. |
More in my column for @cityam.bsky.social today
www.cityam.com/if-the-chanc...
More in my column for @cityam.bsky.social today
www.cityam.com/if-the-chanc...
If the Chancellor wants to save money she should look in her own backyard
Bureaucratic, process-obsessed and costly to take part in, public procurement exercises are often set up to fail before they even begin,
www.cityam.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
One sixth of the economy is the government buying from the private sector, and it's a mess. If the Government wants a more dynamic and high-growth economy, it should start in its own backyard. |
More in my column for @cityam.bsky.social today
www.cityam.com/if-the-chanc...
More in my column for @cityam.bsky.social today
www.cityam.com/if-the-chanc...
Report launch eve @re-state.bsky.social!
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Report launch eve @re-state.bsky.social!
"Buckaroo" policy is a dangerous close cousin of Everythingism, which paralyses politics by making every policy serve every other policy.
Great to read about it in The Economist this morning!
Great to read about it in The Economist this morning!
October 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Buckaroo" policy is a dangerous close cousin of Everythingism, which paralyses politics by making every policy serve every other policy.
Great to read about it in The Economist this morning!
Great to read about it in The Economist this morning!
Lots of factors at play in the continual shake-ups of No10, but clearly one is a profound frustration with the civil service.
Removing the Cab Sec and replacing him someone who has prev been a political appointee would send a clear message about the future of Whitehall.
Removing the Cab Sec and replacing him someone who has prev been a political appointee would send a clear message about the future of Whitehall.
Starmer going to be livid when he finds out who keeps putting the wrong people in the wrong jobs. Livid!
No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...
No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’
www.thetimes.com/article/fa96...
No 10 ‘has lost faith in Britain’s most senior civil servant’
Keir Starmer’s top team are said to be concerned about Chris Wormald’s performance as cabinet secretary and Downing Street ‘intends to replace him imminently’
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Lots of factors at play in the continual shake-ups of No10, but clearly one is a profound frustration with the civil service.
Removing the Cab Sec and replacing him someone who has prev been a political appointee would send a clear message about the future of Whitehall.
Removing the Cab Sec and replacing him someone who has prev been a political appointee would send a clear message about the future of Whitehall.
Loved hosting this panel at Conservative Party Conference on remaking the State!
What would it take for the Conservatives to really reshape the State next time around?
Policy Director @jo3hill.bsky.social shares his three takeaways from our panel event at Conservative Party conference 👇
re-state.co.uk/rethink/cons...
Policy Director @jo3hill.bsky.social shares his three takeaways from our panel event at Conservative Party conference 👇
re-state.co.uk/rethink/cons...
Conservative Party conference: A Conservative vision to remake the State - Re:State
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October 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Loved hosting this panel at Conservative Party Conference on remaking the State!
Fantastic discussion about the construction industry and sector support at Labour Party Conference! Loved chairing this one.
🏠 Business-as-usual won’t fix the housing crisis. Cross-sector collaboration, a stronger pipeline of skills, and better use of data are essential.
📝Researcher @seaneke.bsky.social reflects on the key insights from our private roundtable with Antonia Bance MP
at Labour Party Conference.
📝Researcher @seaneke.bsky.social reflects on the key insights from our private roundtable with Antonia Bance MP
at Labour Party Conference.
October 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Fantastic discussion about the construction industry and sector support at Labour Party Conference! Loved chairing this one.
This afternoon I’m in conversation with Kanishka Narayan MP at Labour Party Conference on what AI means for the UK.
12:45 - 13:45
Holiday Inn Express second floor, Brittania Two room. Follow the signs for @re-state.bsky.social!
12:45 - 13:45
Holiday Inn Express second floor, Brittania Two room. Follow the signs for @re-state.bsky.social!
September 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This afternoon I’m in conversation with Kanishka Narayan MP at Labour Party Conference on what AI means for the UK.
12:45 - 13:45
Holiday Inn Express second floor, Brittania Two room. Follow the signs for @re-state.bsky.social!
12:45 - 13:45
Holiday Inn Express second floor, Brittania Two room. Follow the signs for @re-state.bsky.social!
In Liverpool for Labour Conference today? Planning on doing anything else?
🗑️SCRAP YOUR PLANS
🎙️we are hosting Andy Burnham for a live episode of Meetings with Mayors podcast with our @stkaye.bsky.social
⏰1445 to 1530.
🔓Outside the secure zone.
✉️DM me for details
🗑️SCRAP YOUR PLANS
🎙️we are hosting Andy Burnham for a live episode of Meetings with Mayors podcast with our @stkaye.bsky.social
⏰1445 to 1530.
🔓Outside the secure zone.
✉️DM me for details
September 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
In Liverpool for Labour Conference today? Planning on doing anything else?
🗑️SCRAP YOUR PLANS
🎙️we are hosting Andy Burnham for a live episode of Meetings with Mayors podcast with our @stkaye.bsky.social
⏰1445 to 1530.
🔓Outside the secure zone.
✉️DM me for details
🗑️SCRAP YOUR PLANS
🎙️we are hosting Andy Burnham for a live episode of Meetings with Mayors podcast with our @stkaye.bsky.social
⏰1445 to 1530.
🔓Outside the secure zone.
✉️DM me for details
Great to see the Government piloting AI coding assistants, which we @re-state.bsky.social recommended in our paper last year.
Satya Nadella estimates that 30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI, a huge efficiency boost. But until now, it was effective banned in government.
Satya Nadella estimates that 30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI, a huge efficiency boost. But until now, it was effective banned in government.
September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Great to see the Government piloting AI coding assistants, which we @re-state.bsky.social recommended in our paper last year.
Satya Nadella estimates that 30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI, a huge efficiency boost. But until now, it was effective banned in government.
Satya Nadella estimates that 30% of Microsoft's code is written by AI, a huge efficiency boost. But until now, it was effective banned in government.
"The new needs friends"
Last week we launched our Leaders Network for senior civil servants. It's a real milestone in our work at @re-state.bsky.social to work with the next generation of leaders, and help them think outside the box about the future of Whitehall. I wrote about the launch here.
Last week we launched our Leaders Network for senior civil servants. It's a real milestone in our work at @re-state.bsky.social to work with the next generation of leaders, and help them think outside the box about the future of Whitehall. I wrote about the launch here.
Whitehall can’t tackle 21st-century problems with 19th-century tools.
In this Re:Think, Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social, reflects on the launch of our Leaders Network in partnership with Newton, and why fresh ideas matter for leadership.
Check out the blog👇
re-state.co.uk/rethink/laun...
In this Re:Think, Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social, reflects on the launch of our Leaders Network in partnership with Newton, and why fresh ideas matter for leadership.
Check out the blog👇
re-state.co.uk/rethink/laun...
Launching leaders - Re:State
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"The new needs friends"
Last week we launched our Leaders Network for senior civil servants. It's a real milestone in our work at @re-state.bsky.social to work with the next generation of leaders, and help them think outside the box about the future of Whitehall. I wrote about the launch here.
Last week we launched our Leaders Network for senior civil servants. It's a real milestone in our work at @re-state.bsky.social to work with the next generation of leaders, and help them think outside the box about the future of Whitehall. I wrote about the launch here.
Can't wait to host Kanishka Narayan for an 'in conversation event' next Tuesday at Labour Party Conference!
If you're in Liverpool, come along and hear us talk about AI and the future.
If you're in Liverpool, come along and hear us talk about AI and the future.
📢🚨 New Labour Party Conference Event Added 🚨📢
We’re delighted to announce a newly confirmed Labour Party Conference event: an in conversation with Kanishka Narayan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
We’re delighted to announce a newly confirmed Labour Party Conference event: an in conversation with Kanishka Narayan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Can't wait to host Kanishka Narayan for an 'in conversation event' next Tuesday at Labour Party Conference!
If you're in Liverpool, come along and hear us talk about AI and the future.
If you're in Liverpool, come along and hear us talk about AI and the future.
A 50% increase in employees in HR in 20 years.
This trend explains a lot about how society has changed. Particularly in big organisations.
In our @re-state.bsky.socialpaper last year, we identified the same 50% increase in civil service HR, in just the years between 2016 and 2023.
This trend explains a lot about how society has changed. Particularly in big organisations.
In our @re-state.bsky.socialpaper last year, we identified the same 50% increase in civil service HR, in just the years between 2016 and 2023.
September 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A 50% increase in employees in HR in 20 years.
This trend explains a lot about how society has changed. Particularly in big organisations.
In our @re-state.bsky.socialpaper last year, we identified the same 50% increase in civil service HR, in just the years between 2016 and 2023.
This trend explains a lot about how society has changed. Particularly in big organisations.
In our @re-state.bsky.socialpaper last year, we identified the same 50% increase in civil service HR, in just the years between 2016 and 2023.
Reposted by Joe Hill
As Karl Popper said "It is impossible to communicate in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.“
If you think that I am minimizing the catastrophic situation we Europeans are all in, trust me, I am not.
If you think that I am minimizing the catastrophic situation we Europeans are all in, trust me, I am not.
September 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As Karl Popper said "It is impossible to communicate in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.“
If you think that I am minimizing the catastrophic situation we Europeans are all in, trust me, I am not.
If you think that I am minimizing the catastrophic situation we Europeans are all in, trust me, I am not.
‘The Law of Rule’
The growth this government promised hasn’t arrived. But there’s one thing they could do which wouldn’t cost them anything - regulatory reform.
I’ve written a long read about what they could do, and why it matters. 🧵
re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-...
The growth this government promised hasn’t arrived. But there’s one thing they could do which wouldn’t cost them anything - regulatory reform.
I’ve written a long read about what they could do, and why it matters. 🧵
re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-...
The Law of Rule: the regulation theory of everything - Re:State
If you are looking for good news, you won’t find it in the British economy. Yesterday’s employment data release continues a familiar trend, with the number of payrolled employees falling, vacancies fa...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
‘The Law of Rule’
The growth this government promised hasn’t arrived. But there’s one thing they could do which wouldn’t cost them anything - regulatory reform.
I’ve written a long read about what they could do, and why it matters. 🧵
re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-...
The growth this government promised hasn’t arrived. But there’s one thing they could do which wouldn’t cost them anything - regulatory reform.
I’ve written a long read about what they could do, and why it matters. 🧵
re-state.co.uk/rethink/the-...
The hospital is a unique economic unit. Incredibly understudied, even in an NHS which has accidentally (and incorrectly) been plugging more and more resource into secondary care over the last two decades. Automation has huge potential.
Great new paper today from the team.
Great new paper today from the team.
🚨New paper out today!🚨
There are countless avoidable inefficiencies in hospitals today - many of which could be automated overnight.
We explored what steps government, ICSs & trusts need to make in order to grasp the potential of these innovations.
Read here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
There are countless avoidable inefficiencies in hospitals today - many of which could be automated overnight.
We explored what steps government, ICSs & trusts need to make in order to grasp the potential of these innovations.
Read here: re-state.co.uk/publications...
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The hospital is a unique economic unit. Incredibly understudied, even in an NHS which has accidentally (and incorrectly) been plugging more and more resource into secondary care over the last two decades. Automation has huge potential.
Great new paper today from the team.
Great new paper today from the team.