Ministers
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?
The deputy prime minister and first secretary of state
What is the role of the deputy prime minister and the first secretary of state? And how do they differ?
Illegal Migration Bill highlights how expectations of legislative scrutiny have plummeted
Expectations of parliamentary scrutiny of legislation have dropped over the past decade.
Gray Goes Gracefully?
Former Conservative MP Sir David Lidington joined us to dig into the implications of Sue Gray's career move.
Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp leaks should be a wake-up call for government
Matt Hancock’s messages reveal just how embedded WhatsApp is in the functioning of government.
Government redesigns like Rishi Sunak’s would be helped by consistency across Whitehall
One of the reasons ‘machinery of government’ changes are so disruptive is that departmental systems are conflicting and incompatible.
Suella Braverman should notice the Independent Monitoring Authority’s worth
The government should be grateful to the Independent Monitoring Authority for saving it from a fiasco over EU citizens with pre-settled status
David Davis’s frustrations with the civil service overlooks where problems really exist
Ministers who blame civil servants for problems are overlooking their power to shape how they work with officials.
Impermanent Secretaries: The Cabinet Reshuffle
Paul Waugh, chief political commentator at the i paper, joined us to discuss Rishi Sunak's reshuffle.