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HS2 is an intelligent response to Britain’s daft economy

Justice secretary Chris Grayling’s ambitious probation outsourcing is being pushed through at breakneck pace. But many criminal justice professionals remain unconvinced that the changes have been properly tested and planned

Chris Last

Head of Civil Service HR

The previous government’s waste-reduction targets did not prove testing enough to stretch most departments. Joshua Chambers looks at their impact, and examines how cutting waste can also cut public expenditure.