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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  New Zealand lawmakers debate bill banning jargon from government communications

  The government could be legally bound to use jargon-free language in its communications with the public under a new bill currently being debated by lawmakers. The Plain Language Bill seeks

  • Posted September 27, 2022
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  ‘There’s quite a lot of myth-busting we can do’: how the UK civil service can remain an attractive employer

  While governments around the world warning of a ‘war for talent’, government in the UK is fighting its own battle amid government plans to cut 91,000 officials. In a recent

  • Posted September 26, 2022
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  Major review of Australia’s government service platform launched

  David Thodey, the Australian businessman who spearheaded an influential review of the Australian Public Service (APS), is to lead an audit of the government’s myGov site. Launched in 2013, MyGov

  • Posted September 25, 2022
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  Governments urged to recognise universal right to proof of ID; UK civil servants praised for work arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Campaign urges governments to recognise universal right to proof of ID The Identity Day

  • Posted September 15, 2022
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  UK cabinet secretary accused of ‘failing to stand up for the values of the civil service’ as PM removes Treasury chief

  UK cabinet secretary Simon Case was been accused of failing to stand up for the civil service after the head of the Treasury was sacked by new prime minister Liz

  • Posted September 14, 2022
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  Teleworking: US government agency urged to share insights into the future of federal offices

  The US General Services Administration (GSA) has been urged to do more to help agencies of the federal government prepare for post-COVID changes to the federal official estate. According to

  • Posted September 12, 2022
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  New UK prime minister Liz Truss ‘must mend relations with civil servants to meet historic challenges’

  The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss will need to rebuild the government’s relationship with the civil service to be able to deliver her pledges at a time of global

  • Posted September 6, 2022
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  Finnish finance ministry drafts digital ID legislation for parliamentary review 

  Finland’s finance ministry has drafted legislation for a national digital ID programme set to be presented to parliament this autumn. The legislation would allow Finnish citizens to prove their identity

  • Posted September 5, 2022
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  UK government to sell state property as Ress-Mogg reiterates plan to move officials out of London

  The UK government has published a new strategy intended to save money by selling off government property, using modern building materials and energy sources, and reducing its spending on leases.

  • Posted September 2, 2022
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  US government set to miss cybersecurity talent hiring target

  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is struggling to recruit cybersecurity specialists despite offering higher pay and a streamlined application process as part of new a system designed to

  • Posted September 1, 2022
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