Catherine Haddon
Programme Director
Cath's recent work
Winning a general election: what does a new prime minister’s first 72 hours look like?
The first 72 hours as a new prime minister provides an early lesson in how huge the job is and how extensive the demands on their time will be.
What happens if a prime minister loses their seat in a general election?
At every general election there is a possibility that a party's leader would not be returned to parliament.
How Angela Rayner operates as deputy prime minister is a core question for Labour
Keir Starmer needs to decide what kind of deputy prime minister he might need in government.
All work
Lord Davies
Lord Davies was interviewed on 6 June 2016 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Jim Knight
Jim Knight was interviewed on 28 April 2016 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.
Collective cabinet responsibility and the EU referendum
The forthcoming referendum on whether or not the UK should remain in the European Union has already raised a number of constitutional questions
Diversity in the Civil Service
Women and Whitehall since 1979.
Women and Whitehall
This report looks at the experience of women officials in Whitehall since 1979.
Inventing convention
Special advisers as members of the House of Lords.
Diversité a la canadienne
The most senior civil servant in Canada, Janice Charette, discusses the role of women in Canadian public services.
Lord Livingston
Lord Livingston was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.
Alan Duncan
Alan Duncan was interviewed on 30 June 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.