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Ministers should not promise a revolution from civil service relocation
Ministers should not give the impression that relocation alone will transform decision making
The government’s Covid lockdown roadmap points to an uncertain journey
Catherine Haddon finds big gaps in a roadmap that is dependent on confidence in the prime minister
Making Lord Frost cabinet minister for EU relations makes sense – and suggests a hostile strategy
With Lord Frost's appointment, strategy will be more ‘hardline’ than flexible, says Maddy Thimont Jack
Lifting lockdown in 2021: the next phase of the coronavirus strategy
Any mismanagement that risks a fourth lockdown would represent a serious failure of government.
Is the UK on course to deliver a successful COP?
Jill Rutter says there are reasons for optimism – but still a lot of work to be done to make COP26 a success
The government must bring an end to the UK subsidy control system limbo
The government needs to address immediately the post-Brexit legal uncertainty around subsidy control
Don’t believe the rhetoric – this is a supremely industrial-strategy minded government
Giles Wilkes looks beyond a shift in Treasury rhetoric and says this government is still one with an industrial strategy-led agenda at its heart
Investigating the Home Office’s criminal records blunder can improve government accountability
The Home Office’s deletion of important criminal records should not have happened
Baroness Fairhead
Baroness Fairhead was interviewed on 12 February 2021 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Ministerial maternity leave bill highlights need to bring politicians’ rights into 21st century
This piecemeal change to ministerial maternity leave highlights the need for a comprehensive review of the employment rights of politicians