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Conservative Party Conference: high on Boris Johnson’s optimism, low on new policy
The Institute for Government team headed to Manchester to take the temperature of the Conservative Party conference
How should autumn shortages affect long-term government policy?
The government should acknowledge the Brexit-related causes of our current problems
The Boardman review
The Boardman review should be taken seriously by a government that has faced substantial criticism over the past year over its approach to ethical sta
Jeane Freeman
Jeane Freeman was interviewed on 5 October 2021 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Gas supply issues expose risks to government’s competition policy
As government navigates between price caps and supplier failures there are lessons to learn about the fragility of competition in regulated markets.
Danny Kennedy
Danny Kennedy reflects on his time as minister relations within the Northern Ireland executive and assembly and the challenges of cross-party working.
Government transparency
Government departments are failing to live up to transparency commitments made by successive PMs
The four IfG takeaways from the Labour Party Conference
The IfG team headed to Labour's party's conference in Brighton to find out what type of government Keir Starmer wants to lead
The government’s confused communications have worsened the fuel crisis
Simple, disciplined, trustworthy and calm communication with the public is the best tool the government has to handle the fuel crisis
Kirsty Williams
Kirsty Williams discusses her time in the Welsh government, being a lone Liberal Democrat minister and the challenges raised by the Covid pandemic.