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All in it together
Whitehall must improve how it works across departments to deliver promises, to do so this paper sets out what needs to happen.
Enhancing transparency in public service contracts
This paper presents the work of an IfG taskforce recommending a set of standardised provisions to enhance transparency in government contracts.
Second time around? Lessons for another coalition
Brokering agreement would be much tougher this time round.
Good data, good policy?
Gavin Freeguard talks data in policy-making.
Let’s check the PM’s power to reshape Whitehall
Prime ministers should have to justify department changes.
Guest blog: A word on ‘machinery of government’ changes – from a man who knows
Advice on how to set up a department.
Placing the career ladder on a stable platform
There’s a great deal of consensus around the value of apprenticeships in helping people to build careers. But will consensus mean stability?
Reshaping government
This report examines the impact of structural reforms on government effectiveness.
A recipe for failure? Why government’s relationship with arm’s-length bodies matters
We discuss in a new report.
Out of the Ashes
What recommendations the next government should act on to truly reform arm’s-length government in the UK.