Ministers
The implications of the US election for the UK
This event explored what the US election will mean for the UK–US special relationship.
Andrea Leadsom
Andrea Leadsom reflects on working to deliver Brexit in different departments, reforms to the House of Commons and learning about energy on the job.
Ministers’ private offices
Every government minister has a private office. This is a small team of civil servants dedicated to supporting ministerial duties and decisions.
Special advisers and the Johnson government
How Boris Johnson's changes to the role of special advisers disempowered ministers and undermined the quality of decision making in government.
Five ways Allegra Stratton can reset government communications
The necessary resetting of government communications requires the new No.10 press spokesperson to take control and do it her way
Is judicial review “abused to conduct politics by another means”?
Before solving the problem with judicial review, the panel is going to have to work out what it is
IfG LIVE 2020 Conservative Fringe Programme
This year the Institute ran a series of virtual fringe events on the Monday of the Conservative Party Conference.
Whitehall Monitor: The cost of Covid-19
Covid-19 is already likely to cost the UK government £317bn – in increased public borrowing – in 2020/21 alone.
Ministerial accountability
Ministerial accountability is a constitutional convention that ministers are accountable to Parliament for the actions of government.
Decision making in a crisis: successes, failures and what the government should learn
This event looked at why different aspects of the government’s pandemic response did or did not work as hoped, and the lessons for the government