Press

Re:State's research and commentary is regularly featured in the media. You can find press coverage of Re:State's work here.

We are always happy to comment on policy issues relevant to our work. If you would like a quote, an interview, or a background briefing, please email press@re-state.co.uk.

 

BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live, 26 May 2026

Chief Executive, Charlotte Pickles, joined Matt Chorley for the 'All the small things' segment of his BBC Radio 5 Live show, giving her verdict on the public's pressing hot weather bugbears!


The Daily Express, 20 May 2026

Re:State Director of Strategy, Joe Hill, was quoted in a Daily Express article covering our latest publication on the need to tackle legacy IT and modernise government systems.


City AM, 20 May 2026

Our latest publication, From legacy to leadership: upgrading the digital State, was recently featured in City AM article covering government legacy IT systems.  


The Morning Intelligence, 18 May 2026

Re:State's recent From legacy to leadership: upgrading the digital State report was mentioned in The Morning Intelligence. 


Room151, 13 May 2026

Director of Policy and Research, Dr Simon Kaye, was quoted in a Room151 article discussing the impact of the May 2026 local election results on the government's drive for fiscal devolution.


The World Tonight, 13 May 2026

CEO, Charlotte Pickles, appeared on BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight to discuss the King's Speech, highlighting how the Government's plans could have gone further in delivering a more radical agenda. 


Government Transformation Magazine, 12 May 2026

Our publication A new Civil Service Code was covered by Government Transformation Magazine, highlighting our new draft Code establishing a set of values to underpin a new, high-performing era of government.  


Civil Service World

Civil Service World, 6 May 2026

Joe Hill, Director of Strategy, wrote in Civil Service World on our latest publication calling for a new Civil Service Code. He wrote that cultural change within the Civil Service should start with a new code.


Civil Service World

Civil Service World, 6 May 2026

Re:State's A new Civil Service Code was covered in Civil Service World. CEO Charlotte Pickles was quoted discussing how Re:State's new draft code establishes a set of values that would underpin a new, high-performing era of government.


City AM, 6 May 2026

Joe Hill, Director of Strategy, wrote a piece for City AM discussing Re:State's recent publication calling for a new Civil Service Code.

 


Politics Home, 29 April 2026

Senior Researcher, Alex Walker, was quoted in a Politics Home article on fiscal devolution in England.


Government Transformation Magazine, 24 April 2026

Re:State's Beyond caring was covered in Government Transformation Magazine. 


The New Statesman, 22 April 2026

The New Statesman covered Re:State's Beyond caring in an article on social care spending and reform in Britain. The piece discusses the report's call to rethink later-life social care and its proposal of a new funding model to replace the current system.


BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live, 21 April 2026

CEO Charlotte Pickles joined Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live covering All The Small Things, ranging from speeding up snooker and the use of the word 'seagull' to whether a select committee should examine the difficulty around rubbish disposal.

 

 


The Care Home Environment, 16 April 2026

Re:State's Beyond caring report and its proposal of a new funding model for later-life social care was covered in The Care Home Environment.