2022: The Institute for Government’s Year in Review
Dr Hannah White looks back on a year which stretched British government to its limits.
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The last 12 months have been some of the most tumultuous in recent British history. Dr Hannah White looks back on a year which stretched British government to its limits.
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The IfG warned that Boris Johnson’s partygate problems would not end with Sue Gray’s report.
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The Declaration on Government needs increased momentum, clearer plans and renewed attention from senior figures.
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Liz Truss's struggles as prime minister exposed the flaws in allowing party members to elect leaders.
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Our our annual Performance Tracker showed public services – which in most cases were already worse than when the Conservatives came to power in 2010 – won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance levels by the next election.
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Rishi Sunak must set out a strategy for rebuilding trust in the union.