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Civil servants 'too keen to please' ministers in 2010
IfG Director Peter Riddell and Fellow Akash Paun appeared before the Public Administration Select Committee giving evidence on Civil Service impartial
This time the coalition is fighting for real
Rachel Sylvester comments in today's Times that the current coalition row is not for show.
Coalition politics: hard knocks
Today's Guardian leader, which focuses on the coalition row over education policies, mentions new IfG research released last week calling for 'rules o
Prepare for a year of leaks and rows?
The Conversation assess the health of the coalition in light of the recent rows over policy between the two governing parties.
Coalition briefing 'immensely damaging to both parties'
Peter Riddell was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's The World at One in light of the coalition row regarding education policies on free schools and free sc
Lack of clarity causing problems, IfG says
Two new reports from the Institute for Government have highlighted a lack of clarity around how Whitehall should work with the parties in the run up t
Run-up to election threatens Whitehall impartiality
The IfG has called for clearer rules about how Whitehall should work with the coalition parties to avoid the risk of the civil service becoming politi
Government needs to establish ground rules for civil service advice
David Walker reports confusion among civil servants on providing advice to the governing parties in Coalition in the final year of the Parliament.
Formal rules needed as coalition enters its final year
New 'rules of the game' are required to prevent the politicisation of the Civil Service as the Coalition enters its final year, according to new repor
Civil servants fear government may seize up as election approaches
Guardian political editor Patrick Wintour reports nervousness among civil servants forced to rely on ambiguous rules governing parties' access to advi