Civil service
Scapegoats or snowflakes? The future of the civil service
The IfG podcast team asks what Dominic Raab's resignation means for the future of the civil service.
Rishi Sunak’s response to Dominic Raab’s resignation won’t improve ministerial-civil service relations
Rishi Sunak has missed an opportunity to reinforce standards in government.
Raab’s resignation should lead to reform of the complaints process against ministers
The review of complaints against the former justice secretary exposes deep flaws in how the government deals with poor ministerial behaviour.
Non-Dom Status
What does the resignation of Dominic Raab mean? The IfG podcast team react to a dramatic day in Westminster.
Machinery of government changes
What is a machinery of government change?
Ministers should be worried about declining civil service morale
Motivated civil servants will help ministers to deliver their priorities. Unhappy officials, on the other hand, will not.
Civil Service People Survey
What does the Civil Service People Survey tell us about civil servants' experience of working in government departments?
International Women’s Day Special
Polly Curtis, director of Demos, and Charlotte Pickles, director of Reform, join us to discuss what it is like to be a woman working for a think tank.
Gray Goes Gracefully?
Former Conservative MP Sir David Lidington joined us to dig into the implications of Sue Gray's career move.
Keir Starmer’s job offer to Sue Gray causes a civil service headache
Sue Gray's move to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff could cause difficulties for the civil service.