Past events
Our events have shaped views and made news, and have allowed our audience – both in the room and online – to engage with hundreds of speakers.
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Making Policy Better Series: Good Policy, Bad Politics
This event addressed a supposed lack of demand for evidence and evaluation from Ministers and civil servants.
Learning from History: Markets in Welfare
The first Learning from History event provided a wide-ranging discussion, with many valuable insights on learning from past experiences.
Making Policy Better: The Randomisation Revolution
The Institute for Government is organising a series of seminars on improving the supply and demand for evaluation, evidence and learning in government
Opening up the Party: How to encourage diversity through candidate selection
Our panellists discussed the merits of recent reforms to candidate selection and reflected on candidate diversity and public engagement.
Crowdsourcing Policy
Details of a panel discussion with Will Cavendish, Roger Hampson, Elizabeth Linder, Alex Butler, Simon Burall, and Jill Rutter.
Media & Government Series: Ministers & the Media
Peter Riddell was in conversation with Alastair Campbell and Chris Mullin.
Explorations in Governance
Christopher Hood’s study of executive government spans over four decades. Over this time, questions relating to the ‘machinery of government’ have rem
LSE Growth Commission
What drives long-run economic growth? How can the UK devise a strategy conducive to long-term prosperity?
Inside the Banking Commission: the making of the banking reform proposals
The Institute for Government held an event to hear Sir John Vickers talk to the BBC Business Editor Robert Peston about how the commission worked.
Media & Government Event Series: Policy by Twitter
Our panel discussed the influence of Twitter on public policy.