
John Hall
Director of Annapurna Strategy and former HM Treasury and Department of Health senior official (former Director of Strategy and Economics), now advising business and government on public sector reform.
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Sep 27, 2026
Why UK Infrastructure Costs So Much: What Government and Business Need to Change
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David GaukeHOST
I guess, again, looking at it from the perspective of the private sector, that's something where the private sector needs to help government understand the commercial realities without appearing to be self-serving.

John HallGUEST
I mean, we don't have enough civil engineers and project managers in central government.

John HallGUEST
I mean, if you think about the team in Treasury, which has the biggest concentration of infrastructure projects, it's the transport team.

John HallGUEST
And typically this will be less than a dozen people and none of them will be civil engineers.

John HallGUEST
So it's very important that government as a whole works together to provide an intelligent client to the public sector.

John HallGUEST
Secondly, I think the public sector tends to be a little bit nervous about market engagement.
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David GaukeHOST
So I think that's the challenge in a way for the private sector in their engagement, not as a lobbying exercise, but to some