Public services
Policy Reunion: Making Sense Of Sure Start
The IfG got together some of the key players in the original Sure Start scheme to look at how the policy was developed and implemented.
Transparency in Arm's-Length Bodies
The guide builds the Institute for Government's report 'Read Before Burning'.
Why I Wrote to Eric Pickles
If we get the mayoral offer right, we can transform the way our cities are governed.
Making the Most of Mayors
Recommendations to help elected mayors be effective in their role.
Mayors and the Localism Bill
This briefing note provides the Institute's view on how the Localism Bill could be strengthened.
Financing efficiency
For years the government has been using private money for capital projects and public money for services, but is this value for money?
Risky business
The government is relying on the pricing and transfer of risk to improve public services but their track record on understanding risk is poor.
Bonfire or damp squib: the real story behind civil service headcount
According to reports there is an apparent explosion in the recruitment of civil service and quango bureaucrats since the last election.
Localism Bill
In this letter, Lord Adonis presses for the office of elected mayor to be given greater powers.
Public services without government?
A picture tells a thousand words about the Government’s philosophy of public service reform.