The Institute for Government is an independent charity helping to improve government effectiveness. We work with all the main political parties in Westminster and with senior civil servants in Whitehall, providing evidence based advice that draws on best practice from around the world.

Find out more

Queen's speech
An open letter
How effective is the centre of government?

The Whitehall Monitor

The Whitehall Monitor analyses data on the state of the civil service following the spending review. The latest edition provides analysis of civil service headcount statistics.

News

Coalition government in the UK: two years on
8th May 2012
Over the past two years the Institute for Government has examined the challenges of coalition government in the UK. To mark two years of the coalition we've collated all of this research in one place.
Reaction to mayoral referendums
4th May 2012
Responding to the results of the mayoral referendums Tom Gash, IfG programme director, said: “It’s not been a great day for the Coalition. In addition to council losses, the mayoral referendums didn’t give David Cameron the ‘Boris for every city’ he wanted."

Events

Improving decision making in Whitehall
22nd May 2012

The Institute for Government, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Deloitte, invites you to the launch of its latest report, 'Improving decision making in Whitehall'.

Making Policy Better Series: Are independent evaluation offices the answer?
23rd May 2012

This is the final seminar in the series in partnership with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research and NESTA, and in association with the Alliance for Useful Evidence. At this seminar we will look at the role official independent evaluation offices play and how they can make a difference. 

Blogs

Twitter