UK-Governance · The Mission
The Rolling Fifteen-Year National Plan
The Mission identifies where Britain stands and the stronger country it must become. Turning that direction into a credible fifteen-year plan is a major engineering undertaking: each objective must be translated into choices, resources, responsibilities and measurable milestones.
Planning has begun
This work is already under way. The proposed restructuring of the Civil Service provides a developed approach to one of the central delivery problems. Other areas require comparable work. Health and care, for example, need a substantial review and reboot shaped by the experience of those working on ward and theatre floors, as well as patients and carers.
Much of the Mission is urgent, but everything cannot be undertaken at once. Priorities will therefore be assessed using the Analytic Network Process (ANP), which can account for relationships between objectives—for example, how industrial recovery supports defence, and how Civil Service reform affects delivery across the Mission. The results will inform, rather than replace, accountable decisions and public consent.
Projects will advance at different speeds. Their timetables and interim milestones can be set responsibly only after the engineering analysis has established the work involved, the dependencies and the funding available.
Register of Mission objectives
This is the starting register, not a claim that the full plan has been completed. The proposed units will be refined; present-day figures and numerical fifteen-year targets will be entered only after verification against the Government Record and other published evidence.
| Objective | Unit of measurement | Where we are now | Where we want to be in 15 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public support for the Mission and plan | Independent survey: percentage expressing informed support | Baseline to establish | Sustained, informed public support; numerical target to agree. |
| Direct democracy | Percentage of eligible citizens able to participate; participation rate | Baseline to establish | A trusted, functioning process for major national decisions. |
| BBC integrity and public information | Independent survey: percentage confident in impartiality and accuracy | Baseline to establish | Demonstrably greater public confidence. |
| Civil Service reform | Percentage of major commitments delivered to approved time and cost | Baseline to establish | Clear accountability and substantially more reliable delivery. |
| Armed Forces expansion | Trained personnel; readiness measures | Baseline to establish | Strength and readiness required by the agreed defence assessment. |
| Mission-Focused Budgeting | Percentage of expenditure reviewed against Mission outcomes; losses and write-offs in pounds | Baseline to establish | Expenditure aligned with priorities and materially less avoidable waste. |
| Decision-making and PDMA | Percentage of major projects with assessed alternatives, approved plans and published milestones | Baseline to establish | Consistent, evidence-led decisions and accountable project delivery. |
| Industrial recovery | Manufacturing output; capacity in designated strategic sectors | Baseline to establish | Greater domestic capacity in the sectors Britain needs. |
| Health and care | Waiting times; patient outcomes; cost per outcome | Baseline to establish | Better care and access, with effective financial and procurement controls. |
| Infrastructure and energy | Reliability and capacity measures for roads, rail, electricity and water | Baseline to establish | Dependable infrastructure capable of meeting national needs. |
| Workforce and young people | Percentage of young people not in education, employment or training | Baseline to establish | A sustained reduction, with stronger routes into useful work. |
| Housing | Net additional homes; affordability measure | Baseline to establish | Housing supply better matched to need and improved affordability. |
| Public debt | Public sector net debt as a percentage of GDP | Baseline to establish | A sustained reduction in the debt burden. |
| Borders and immigration | Small-boat arrivals; time to resolve cases | Baseline to establish | Effective control and timely, lawful decisions. |
What happens next
1. Verify the starting position
Agree definitions and sources, then publish the present-day measure for each objective.
2. Assess priorities
Use ANP and engineering analysis to examine urgency, dependencies, feasibility, benefit and affordability.
3. Set the rolling programme
Publish targets and milestones as the work and funding of each project become clear.