Publications

Who Chose the Sheriff?

Transforming Whitehall Departments 2012

Two years on from the 2010 Spending Review, this report is the first to look at how departments across Whitehall have coped with cuts and downsizing.

Creating an Effective Ministerial Team

This guide provides advice for ministers on the managing their special advisers, and tips for special advisers on handling their role and relationship

Making policy in opposition

This paper is intended to draw out some of the lessons from previous Institute research that policy makers in opposition might want to consider.

Evidence and evaluation in policy making

This report summarises the outputs from a series of seminars held at the Institute in 2012, organised in collaboration with the Alliance for Useful Ev

Special advisers and ministerial effectiveness

This research paper builds on our knowledge and expertise from working with special advisers and ministers. With it we seek to improve understanding o

Leading a Government Department

James Purnell and Sir Leigh Lewis look at the importance of the first 100 days in the tenure of a secretary of state.

Shuffling the pack

Choice and competition in public services

Commissioning for success

This publication examines the difficulties of ‘opening up’ public services through choice and competition and identifies some possible remedies.