Education Secretary Michael Gove has signalled the government’s next school building initiative will seek to increase standardisation of design and contracts.
The new coalition government is intent on cutting public spending. But there are pressing infrastructure demands and private money will be needed – especially for schemes that deliver savings on a modest outlay. Paul Jarvis reports
Vice Admiral Tim Laurence has commanded warships, but trying to improve the public sector’s purchasing skills has been no less demanding, he tells Paul Jarvis.
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