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Trust in political and economic institutions falls
Dr Hannah White comments on the sharp fall in trust in the government and the parliament over the past year, as reported by The Times.
Calls for civil servants to be paid more and appointments process modernised
The Evening Standard picks up on the research and analysis in our recent insight paper, 'Who runs Whitehall?'.
Who are the blob?
Senior researcher Jordan Urban writes in The Spectator on the top talent of the civil service, following the launch of 'Who runs Whitehall?'.
The next government must extend devolution to 85% of England to deliver meaningful and balanced economic growth
The next government must extend the English devolution map to tackle the economic underperformance of England’s cities and regions away from London.
Times Letters: Ranking councils
Senior researcher Stuart Hoddinott writes in The Times regarding a recent article on local authority performance, lacking key data and context.
UK heading towards a funding ‘cliff edge’, warns think-tank
The FT reports on the findings and recommendations of the IfG's recent insight paper, 'When to run the next spending review'.
Where has Yorkshire's decade of devolution left us?
Programme director Akash Paun speaks to the BBC about the role played by mayors and the future of devolution in Yorkshire.
How mayors became the fashionable new thing in England
Researcher Millie Mitchell speaks to BBC News about the upcoming local and mayoral elections.
Today in Parliament
Dr Alice Lilly appears on BBC Radio 4's Today in Parliament to discuss the passage of the government's Rwanda Bill through Parliament.
England’s promising experiment with metro mayors
The FT editorial highlights IfG recommendations on English devolution and piloting tax revenue sharing models.