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Reining in the quango state: our four key findings
Quangos are back in the news again with the leak of the proposed list of bodies facing closure or merger.
Whitehall cuts: what we can learn from Canada and Sweden
How to implement the cuts?
Select Committee report demonstrates need for reform
The problems with our current system of classifying arm’s length bodies is shown in the Treasury Select Committee report published today on the OBR.
Why Cameron and Clegg need to reflect on the working of the coalition
Adjustment in Whitehall among both ministers and official is still not complete.
Just how Big is the Big Society?
Some emerging insights about the implications of the Big Society as explored in our recent Big Society Public Services seminar series.
Reflections on the Institute for Government's first two years
Lord Bichard shares his personal highlights of his time as Executive Director of the Institute, as he steps down to become a Senior Fellow.
Friends, Romans and Coalition Partners
Why the coalition government might want to make Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' its summer recess reading.
Why fairness matters when the cuts begin to bite
How should you go about a fiscal consolidation?
IPSA's battle for consent
Sir Ian Kennedy gave a frank account of IPSA's recent challenges to the Institute for Government.