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100 days of solitude: progress since the decision to leave the EU
We still know very little about what ‘Brexit’ will look like and how the UK’s negotiating position will be decided
Out of the frying pan, into the FOIA: government departments and Freedom of Information requests, Q2 2016
How did government departments respond to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests between April and June 2016?
Trust in government is growing – but it needs to deliver
Much has been written about the deep divide between Leave and Remain voters. New polling published today by the IfG challenges this analysis
Trust in government is growing – but it needs to deliver
New Institute for Government polling shows more people believe politicians try to make government work well than they did in 2014.
Go ahead on Hinkley points to poor infrastructure decision making
Theresa May has decided that Hinkley will go ahead, with new conditions to protect national security
How can Parliament conduct effective Brexit scrutiny?
The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, says accountability to Parliament for Brexit negotiations will be retrospective
Civil Service staff numbers Q2 2016: how big is Whitehall as it prepares for Brexit?
The latest Civil Service staff numbers are out, taking us to the end of June, the month of the EU referendum
The Spending Challenge: How to cut spending while maintaining quality
What are the options for the Chancellor to cut spend & maintain quality public services?
Ben Bradshaw
Ben Bradshaw was interviewed 13 September 2016 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Lessons from Universal Credit to help current and future major projects
This week the Institute for Government published Universal Credit: From disaster to recovery?