Explainers
Our explainers cover key subjects relating to our work, setting out key facts and figures and answering the most important questions about government.
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EU Withdrawal Bill: amendments and debates
What is the current progress of the EU Withdrawal Bill – and what are the key debates?
Departmental budgets
Which government departments spend the most?
Options for deal or no deal
Where might we be on 30 March 2019?
Sex of the civil service
This explainer takes a look at sex representation in the civil service.
UK–EU future relationship: financial services
Does the financial services sector rely on the EU?
Devolution: common frameworks and Brexit
What happens to powers being ‘repatriated’ from the EU after Brexit?
Lord Dunlop
Lord Dunlop was interviewed on 10 October 2017 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Freedom of information
What is freedom of information and why is it important?
Theresa May's Brexit speech: Florence
In a speech in Florence on 22 September 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May set out her vision for the UK's future in Europe. Here we explore what the pr
Financing infrastructure
Financing is distinct from funding, and there are two broad ways to this applies to infrastructure.