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A response to Martin Donnelly's speech on the Civil Service
Reflections on his justification of the traditional policy role of the civil service.
Turning on the TAP
Will the government's new diversity action plan deliver the wanted pipeline of female talent?
Governing after the referendum
This paper analyses 16 future constitutional scenarios for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, ranging from Scottish independence to devolution.
Every select committee wants its say
Parliamentary scrutiny in the run up to the general election.
Dissolving a Civil Partnership
The Home Civil Service after Independence.
Bringing a post – and a policy – into disrepute
Shaun Wright's behavior has partly discredited PCCs.
The Civil Service in Territorial Perspective
This report examines the UK civil service from a territorial perspective.
Commons divisions
The delayed appointment of the next Clerk of the House.
Douglas Carswell's defection
No longer just big party dominance.
Guest blog: A new Magna Carta?
Eight centuries since the Magna Carta.