Books by David Freud
“He talks about some of the blind alleys that they went down, and the difficult political fights, particularly with the Treasury…It also went through some near-death experiences from the technology point of view, of just not being able to get it to work. Universal Credit was dancing on the edge of being canceled many times. And if that had happened, we’d have lost five years. It’s been a dreadful project in terms of its schedule. It’s been a dreadful project anyway. But we’d have had to go back to square one, and a new government would have had to start again. So that’s the story that David Freud tells quite frankly.” Read more...
Interviews where books by David Freud were recommended
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The Blunders of Our Governments
by Anthony King & Ivor Crewe -
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How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't
by Ian Dunt -
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
by Bent Flyvbjerg & Dan Gardner -
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Conundrum: Why Every Government Gets Things Wrong and What We Can Do About it
by Christopher Hope & Richard Bacon -
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Clashing Agendas: Inside the Welfare Trap
by David Freud
The best books on Big Projects, recommended by Jonathan Simcock
The best books on Big Projects, recommended by Jonathan Simcock
In order to have fewer failed projects, we need to address some of the deep structural incentives in the system, argues Jonathan Simcock, who spent 16 years leading and advising on large UK government projects. He talks us through books to read to understand more about big projects and why they go wrong, and how to do better in future.
