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Conservative and Labour party selection of UK parliamentary candidates
How do the Conservatives and Labour choose who will stand for them in elections?
Boris Johnson's orgy of narcissism
The BBC’s health reporter Jim Reed joins the team to work out what we’ve learnt from the Covid Inquiry evidence sessions and WhatsApp messages.
What next for net zero?
The Expert Factor team drill down into the changing landscape of net zero.
Where next for English devolution?
Akash Paun travels across England to find out whether a devolution revolution is really taking place.
Rachel Reeves' book launch: key takeaways
The shadow chancellor reaffirmed her position on fiscal discipline in an IfG event in October
Short-term policy making has trapped public services in a ‘doom loop’
Chronic short-termism is harming service performance in key public services.
Performance Tracker 2023
Government is stuck in a public service performance doom loop.
Government – and society – must be ready to adapt to artificial intelligence
The government should devote much greater attention to preparing for AI’s impact.
What can be done to fix standards in public life?
The Expert Factor team take a deep dive into standards and ethics in public life – and how they are meant to be upheld.
Artificial intelligence: definitions and implications for public services
Artificial intelligence has captured the public imagination, but what is it, how might it be used by government, and what concerns does that raise?