Ministers Reflect
Interviews with former ministers on the realities of the role and how to be effective in government.
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Michael Fallon
Sir Michael Fallon was interviewed on 3 July 2018 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Baroness Anelay
Baroness Anelay was interviewed on 26 June 2018 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Mark Durkan
Mark Durkan was interviewed on 23 May 2018 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Justine Greening
Justine Greening reflects on Brexit, resistance to change and making sure policy is implemented. She argues government needs ‘ginormous’ reform.
Nick Clegg
Sir Nick Clegg was interviewed on 19 April 2018 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Lord Mandelson
Lord Mandelson reflects on how Blair and Brown took decisions, on ministerial misconduct and on how to be an effective minister.
Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier reflects on being a minister in the new Department for International Trade, having voted Remain in the EU referendum.
David Jones
David Jones reflects on his year as a minister in the new Department for Exiting the EU and also his time at the Welsh Office.
Nick Boles
Nick Boles was interviewed on 28 November 2017 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Lord Dunlop
Lord Dunlop was interviewed on 10 October 2017 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.