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Supporting politicians to lead in government
Being a ministers is hard work, yet there is little support.
A bumpy road ahead for fracking
Infrastructure policy will struggle without the right institutions to support it.
Alan Duncan
Alan Duncan was interviewed on 30 June 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
The Government should give a realistic commitment to Agile
Matt Hancock, is right that the civil service should become more “agile” but this is easier said than done.
Are we about to see an era of experimental government?
Jen Gold takes a look.
Nick Harvey
Nick Harvey was interviewed on 24 June 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.
Cutting the onshore wind subsidy
Four things to consider.
We didn’t start the FOIA
Freedom of information requests in the final quarter of the Coalition.
No contest – the time has come to ditch or reboot the Ministerial Contestable Policy Fund
It has been a damp squib – failing to improve either policy or transparency.
Meet the new select committee chairs
The results of the elections for Select Committee chairs in the 2015-2020 Parliament have just been announced. Gavin Freeguard and Hannah White report