Parliament and the constitution
Clarify election guidelines before May 2015
IfG Director Peter Riddell backs the call from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee to “clarify the rules of the game” before May 2015.
After the rose garden: lessons from coalition with Nick Harvey and David Willetts
The Institute for Government is delighted to welcome Sir Nick Harvey MP to discuss his new publication.
After the rose garden
This InsideOut paper from Nick Harvey, who served as a defence minister for most of the first half of the parliament, provides valuable analysis of th
What does good scrutiny look like?
The current debate is to be welcomed.
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government
This briefing note looks at what we mean by scrutiny of government and where parliamentary scrutiny fits within the wider landscape.
The delay with the Chilcot report is misunderstood
There is nothing sinister about the failure to publish before the general election.
Keep calm and clarify
Government will carry on in the case of a hung parliament.
The laws of effective coalitions
Now that we face the very real prospect of a hung parliament, this advice may be needed more than ever.
Going full Circle: Hinchingbooke collapse raises outsourcing questions
There are questions about the viability of further hospital outsourcing.
Show me the money: Costing party policies in advance of the election
This morning the Conservatives released figures calculated by the Treasury which suggest that Labour’s manifesto contains £21bn of unfunded policies.