All posts by Jack Aldane

About Jack Aldane

Jack is a British journalist, cartoonist and podcaster. He graduated from Heythrop College London in 2009 with a BA in philosophy, before living and working in China for three years as a freelance reporter. After training in financial journalism at City University from 2013 to 2014, Jack worked at Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters before moving into editing magazines on global trade and development finance. Shortly after editing opinion writing for UnHerd, he joined the independent think tank ResPublica, where he led a media campaign to change the health and safety requirements around asbestos in UK public buildings. As host and producer of The Booking Club podcast – a conversation series featuring prominent authors and commentators at their favourite restaurants – Jack continues to engage today’s most distinguished thinkers on the biggest problems pertaining to ideology and power in the 21st century. He joined Global Government Forum as its Senior Staff Writer and Community Co-ordinator in 2021.

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  Trudeau nominates new head of public service commission; US reclaims first place in digital competitiveness rankings: news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Trudeau nominates new president of the Public Service Commission of Canada Canadian prime minister Justin

  • Posted December 7, 2023
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  Australian government tables Digital ID Bill to expand service

  The Australian federal government is a step closer to creating a national digital identity system after introducing fresh legislation to the country’s senate on 30 November. A key function of

  • Posted December 5, 2023
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  Third of UK officials looking for jobs outside civil service, FDA survey finds

  Low and stagnant pay is pushing a large number of civil servants to eye alternative career paths, a new survey by the FDA union has revealed. The trade union’s annual

  • Posted November 29, 2023
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  Australia’s top home affairs official sacked for breaching code of conduct

  Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese sacked the country’s top home affairs official Mike Pezzullo today after an independent inquiry found him guilty on 14 counts of breaching the code of

  • Posted November 27, 2023
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  Tech talent urged to ‘give working for government a go’ as UK seeks to boost skills

  Technology graduates have been urged not to let a lack of familiarity with government operations hold them back from working to deliver public services by one of the UK government’s

  • Posted November 26, 2023
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  US federal government considers waiving incentive limits for new recruits; Canada warns officials of personal data breach: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. OPM proposes giving agencies authority to waive incentive limits as part of recruitment drive The

  • Posted November 23, 2023
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  Australian government accepts Robodebt Royal Commission recommendations

  The Australian government has accepted the recommendations of the Robodebt Royal Commission and committed to funding their implementation as well as to improving public trust. The commission’s report, delivered in

  • Posted November 14, 2023
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  Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices; US agencies shown paths to resilience in cross-sector report: news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices The federal government of Canada has

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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  Governments set out plan to ensure AI safety as US makes bid to lead standards

  Government leaders from around the world agreed to ensure safe testing of next generation artificial intelligence (AI) models at the first global AI Safety Summit held in Bletchley Park between

  • Posted November 5, 2023
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  Australian Public Service chief promises ‘unwavering focus on integrity and capability’ in Robodebt aftermath

  The Australian Public Service (APS) has had a challenging year following a damning review into the government failings that led to the Robodebt scandal, head of the APS Dr Gordon

  • Posted October 26, 2023
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