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Hannah White
Director and CEO
Hannah's recent work
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The gambling betting scandal is the latest reminder of the need to restore trust in politics
Ethical scandals, like the election betting furore, disrupt the ability of governments to deliver on their political priorities.
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Labour and the Conservatives might regret ducking the most difficult choices in their manifestos
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have not said how they would address implausible spending plans.
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General election 2024: Six things the winner must do to improve government
Government problems go beyond party or ideology: the whole system needs to change.
All work
Being an effective select committee member
This publication draws together the views and ideas of people with experience of interacting with select committees.
Select committees under scrutiny
The Institute for Government publishes new research.
Select committees in the 2015 parliament
In the aftermath of the election the shape of the select committee system in the new parliament is now beginning to emerge.
Select committees under scrutiny
The research in this report examines the relationship between select committee inquiries and their impact on government during the last parliament.
Selecting the select committees
What happens next?
More dangerous liaisons?
Select committees in the 2015 parliament.
Might Cameron shut Parliament early?
Hannah White asks whether the Prime Minister might call an early halt to business in Parliament.
What does good scrutiny look like?
The current debate is to be welcomed.
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government
This briefing note looks at what we mean by scrutiny of government and where parliamentary scrutiny fits within the wider landscape.
That the question be not now put
What did Yvette Cooper just not now do?