Open letter to the prime minister on standards
The IfG and other organisations are calling on the PM to appoint a new independent adviser with the power to initiate their own investigations.
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The IfG and other organisations are calling on the PM to appoint a new independent adviser with the power to initiate their own investigations.
Government problems go beyond party or ideology: the whole system needs to change.
The Guardian reports on the findings of our recent insight paper 'The precarious state of the state'
Ethical scandals, like the election betting furore, disrupt the ability of governments to deliver on their political priorities.
Trust in politics, and in the people and institutions of public life in the UK, is at an all-time low.