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“Partygate” investigations
Partygate refers to the allegations of gatherings and parties taking place during the Covid lockdowns in 2020.
Will the levelling up missions help reduce regional inequality?
The government’s levelling up missions fall short of what is needed to level up.
The Department for Work and Pensions is not learning Covid lessons
Nick Timmins is far from impressed with the DWP’s response to an IfG/Social Security Advisory Committee paper
A tax strategy is needed but Rishi Sunak’s plan falls short
Rishi Sunak’s tax strategy has failed to deliver a shift towards a better designed system
Ukraine crisis: UK support for refugees from Ukraine
The UK has announced two new pathways through which Ukrainian refugees can obtain a visa to come to the UK.
Churn in ‘levelling up’ policies in the UK
As part of its ambition to ‘level up’ the UK, the government has committed to tackling regional economic inequalities.
How to fix Westminster's WhatsApp problem
To guard against poor decision making and reduced transparency, more coherent – and better enforced – guidance is needed
Foreign Office failures go beyond the Nowzad decision
The question of who decided to evacuate an animal charity from Kabul matters for political accountability
WhatsApp in government
Government must introduce rigorous WhatsApp guidance for ministers, special advisers and officials.
Six things we learned from the 2022 spring statement
Before the statement, we set out six things that the Institute for Government was looking out for in the chancellor’s announcement.