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Political economy of growth
This paper provides an analytical framework to shed light on the institutional roots of persistent policy problems.
Select committees under scrutiny
The research in this report examines the relationship between select committee inquiries and their impact on government during the last parliament.
Whitehall statistics: Getting to know the new government, in five charts
Middle-aged, white and male?
The numbers game
Governing with a small majority.
Selecting the select committees
What happens next?
Be careful what you wish for: the dangers of a slim majority
A slim majority could present Cameron with challenges.
Age of major-ity: what might David Cameron learn from John Major’s experience?
Jill Rutter explains.
Developing graduates at the Treasury
Treasury Permanent Secretary, Sir Nicholas Macpherson, describes the new offer the Treasury is making to its big intake of graduate recruits.
Lying in wait
Who will be the permanent secretaries meeting the new ministers in 2015?
Votes of confidence, the Queen’s Speech and the Fixed-term Parliaments Act
How would the Fixed-term Parliaments Act work in practice?