Public bodies
General election 2024: When should public bodies speak to opposition parties?
Guidance for public bodies can be less clear than for government departments, but the same principles apply.
Public appointments are still a work in progress
The Cabinet Office is working to reduce delays and improve diversity – but there is more to do.
The rules of Rishi’s flight club
Political journalist Zoe Grunewald joins the podcast team to weigh up the prime minister's Rwanda Act.
A third of regulators haven’t been scrutinised by parliament – this needs to change
New IfG research sets out why parliamentarians are struggling to hold regulators to account – and what they could do better.
Parliament and regulators
Almost a third of UK regulators have not been scrutinised by parliament since the 2019 general election.
Putting analysis and assessment at the heart of government
It is not only during crises that good analysis and assessment is vital.
The Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
How will the government’s new Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill work?
The Hoyle crisis
ConservativeHome’s Henry Hill joins the podcast team to make sense of the Gaza debate and to weigh up how much trouble Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is in.
What the IfG’s Government 2024 conference revealed
Key takeaways from the IfG's annual conference.
Whitehall Monitor 2024
Our annual, data-based assessment of the UK civil service, how it has changed and performed over the past year, and its priorities for the future.