Brexit
Getting the centre of Whitehall into shape
Supporting the prime minister, co-ordinating departments and ensuring continued civil service reform.
Douglas Carswell's defection
No longer just big party dominance.
Guest blog: What has the Treasury ever done for us?
Lots of people have been having a go at the Treasury recently in the long run-up to the election. The critique focuses on the role of the Treasury in
Nigel Farage: A keynote speech on the role of the state
Nigel Farage outlines his vision of how government should be reshaped.
Civil Service Reform in the Real World
Why do some civil service reforms take off, while others limp on or tail off? What factors contribute to success – leadership, governance or collabora
Leading Change in the Department for Education
In 2012, our report Transforming Whitehall outlined nine key features of leading successful change in Whitehall departments. In this report we use the
Connecting Policy with Practice: People Powered Change 2013
This paper reflects on the first year of the Connecting Policy with Practice programme, a partnership between the Institute for Government and the Big
Leading Functions Across Whitehall
Stronger leadership of functions could play a part in making Whitehall more effective in a number of ways. However the problems that stronger function