Devolution
Confusion over local coronavirus lockdowns shows a government failing to learn from mistakes
The government needs to get slicker at imposing local lockdowns
Devolution: UK internal market
The UK internal market refers to the rules that underpin free trade across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Civil service reform goes mainstream
To make progress, the government needs to change the incentives for civil servants, welcome scrutiny and be prepared to devolve power.
Westminster’s proposals on the UK internal market could lead to a constitutional collision
A constitutional clash is looming, writes Jess Sargeant
Government in Northern Ireland: six months since power-sharing was restored
This event looked at the first six months since Stormont returned and how the new power-sharing arrangements have worked.
A reminder that political crises carry high stakes in Northern Ireland
The recent row between Northern Ireland’s main political parties has laid bare the unique challenges of the executive’s governance arrangements
Coronavirus: local lockdowns
A local lockdown is a partial or full re-imposition of measures to control the spread of the coronavirus in a specific locality.
Playing “whack-a-mole” with coronavirus is not a good enough local lockdown strategy
Ministers need a strategy for targeted restrictions, just as they needed a strategy for national ones
Mark Drakeford FM of Wales in conversation with Bronwen Maddox
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome the First Minister of Wales, the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS.
Devolution and the future UK–EU relationship
How – and how well – the UK government has engaged the devolved administrations in its talks with the EU.