Civil service
The FCDO: is the reunification of foreign and development policy working?
Sir Alan Duncan and Sarah Champion MP joined us for this event on whether the FCO and DfID merger has been a success.
Civil service cuts will force ministers to choose between painful options
A crude approach to cutting jobs will lead to false economies and a less efficient civil service
Government reform should be a higher priority
Sluggish progress is damaging the government's ability to deliver its Declaration on Government Reform
Anything to declare?
The government’s civil service reform programme requires increased momentum, clearer plans and renewed attention from senior figures.
Reforming No10 should be about more than Boris Johnson’s partygate response
Tinkering with the centre of government is too important to be a rapid response to the partygate scandal
Boris Johnson's partygate fine has not ended questions about rule breaking in No.10
We now know for sure that the prime minister – and the chancellor – broke Covid lockdown rules. That does not mean there is not still more to find out
Staff turnover in the civil service
How high is staff turnover in the civil service?
The future of UK defence: In conversation with MoD Permanent Secretary David Williams and Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
The Institute for Government was delighted to host MoD Permanent Secretary David Williams alongside Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radaki
“Partygate” investigations
Partygate refers to the allegations of gatherings and parties taking place during the Covid lockdowns in 2020.
How to fix Westminster's WhatsApp problem
To guard against poor decision making and reduced transparency, more coherent – and better enforced – guidance is needed