Hannah White
Director and CEO
Hannah's recent work
Labour’s plans to improve the legislative process are welcome, but government is about more than law making
IfG director Hannah White reflects on Lucy Powell's keynote speech.
The parties should focus on substance as well as sales ahead of the election
Election fever is hotting up in the aftermath of the local elections.
There is emerging consensus about how to fix the broken centre of UK government
The centre of government is not fit for the challenges facing the UK.
All work
How could a virtual parliament work?
The pandemic requires urgent co-operation between the government and parliament to allow essential scrutiny and voting to be conducted remotely.
A government without scrutiny is more likely to make mistakes
Boris Johnson’s government will make more mistakes and ultimately deliver less effective policies in the absence of parliamentary scrutiny
The new year challenges ahead in Parliament
The government will face a number of challenges in Parliament in 2020.
John Bercow’s legacy will continue to shape the House of Commons
Changes to the culture of the Commons will be harder to reverse than some other aspects of John Bercow's approach.
The government's timetable is designed to frustrate Brexit scrutiny
The government knows that MPs cannot agree to its unrealistic timetable for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
Voting on Brexit: Parliament's role before 31 October
MPs looking to make their voices heard on Brexit will have far fewer opportunities to do so before 31 October.
Proroguing Parliament would be undemocratic and probably trigger an election
Dominic Raab has refused to rule out proroguing Parliament to stop it preventing a no deal Brexit.
Parliament after Brexit
MPs and peers need to make sure that Parliament is ready to take on new functions and adapt old ways of working to be ready for a post-Brexit reality
The Article 50 Brexit deadline has damaged parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s inability to coalesce around a single Brexit plan demonstrates the destructive effect of a fixed timetable for parliamentary democracy.