Inside No.10: lessons from the last decade
29 April 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: 5 – 6 St Matthew Street, Westminster, London SW1P 2JT
Think tank: Reform
This event hosted by UK think tank Reform will explore the realities of working in No.10 and what a future model should look like.
The highly centralised nature of the British State is set against the relative weakness of the centre of government. This is epitomised by a No.10 machine, consisting of a well-intentioned but small team, limited by the physical constraints of a townhouse built for a fundamentally different age and set of functions.
The epicentre of our decision-making, in other words, remains unmodernised pulled into the minutiae of vast areas of policy with limited real-time information to act on and often lacking the capacity to contribute to serious, long-term thinking. Yet an effective No.10 is essential for coordinating activity across government and achieving cross-cutting priorities.
Speakers
Lord Booth-Smith – former Downing Street Chief of Staff
Lee Cain – former Downing Street Director of Communications
Baroness Fall – former Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff
Katie Perrior – former Downing Street Director of Communications
If you would like to attend, please email events@reform.uk.
