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Five ways Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed UK government
A year after Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, five IfG experts examine the impact of the war on the UK
What do Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal about how Labour would govern?
A team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s "five bold missions" stack up
Performance Tracker 2022/23: Spring update
Public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next election.
Government communications in 2023 and beyond
How to make government communications more effective.
Government redesigns like Rishi Sunak’s would be helped by consistency across Whitehall
One of the reasons ‘machinery of government’ changes are so disruptive is that departmental systems are conflicting and incompatible.
Government data sharing during the pandemic
Sharing data across the public sector was critical to the government’s response to Covid, but what were the enabling practices and behaviours?
Suella Braverman should notice the Independent Monitoring Authority’s worth
The government should be grateful to the Independent Monitoring Authority for saving it from a fiasco over EU citizens with pre-settled status
A Holyrood Ending
Jess Elgot, deputy political editor at The Guardian, joined us to discuss Nicola Sturgeon's exit.
Cabinet ministers and departments, May 2010 to February 2023
A timeline displaying changes in cabinet ministers and departments, between May 2010 and February 2023
Civil service pay
We look at the average salaries across government departments.