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Q. When is an agency not an agency?
A: When like the Environment Agency, it's an executive non-departmental public body.
An evening with Tony Blair
On Monday evening, the Institute for Government and our guests were the first to hear Tony Blair’s reflections on his time in Number 10.
Firm foundations for a new politics?
A year on from the MPs' expenses crisis, the Institute for Government has published an assessment of the state of the House of Commons' administration
It took a scandal
Peter Riddell on Vanessa Nicholls' report on the running of the House of Commons.
Transformation in the Ministry of Justice
The Institute for Government's interim 2010 report on the Ministry of Justice's 'Transforming Justice' programme.
Making and breaking Whitehall departments
The Institute for Government (IfG) reports on Whitehall machinery of government changes.
MINDSPACE
Our new report explores how behaviour change theory can help meet current policy challenges.
Undertaking a fiscal consolidation
This briefing note sets out key information for the politicians and officials involved in tackling the UK’s current fiscal situation.
Shaping up
The Institute for Government carried out a year-long study to examine whether the centre is ready to face the challenges of the future.