IFG in the news
27th April 2013
Whitehall's financial leadership is weak and fragmented when it should be playing a major role in central decision-making and performance management, according to a new
10th April 2013
Margaret Thatcher's administrations changed the political landscape, writes Peter Riddell.
18th April 2013
What are the prospects of success for the Civil Service Capabilities Plan?
12th April 2013
Speaking at an event organised by the Institute for Government, Lord Butler said inquiries by the Cabinet Secretary to investigate claims of ministerial wrong-doing were “not a satisfactory way” of
11th April 2013
Initiatives like History and Policy are focused on encouraging historians to see the potential relevance of their work .
10th April 2013
Gillian Reynolds reviews Potency and Paradox, Peter Riddell's radio documentary on Margaret Thatcher.
10th April 2013
Alex Allan recalls how some advisers resorted to sticking notes under Mrs Thatcher's door because they mistrusted civil servants so much.
10th April 2013
Jill Rutter asks what civil service reform will mean for the use of expert advice in Whitehall.
1st April 2013
Andrew Lansley's controversial reshaping of the National Health Service in England comes into force today.
28th March 2013
They're set up at breakneck speed and don't always get to the truth. An Institute for Government seminar explored their value to government and the public.
27th March 2013
The Institute for Government has warned that Francis Maude's plans to allow ministers to appoint their own cabinet could undermine the impartiality of the British civil service.
27th March 2013
Francis Maude's plans to allow ministers to appoint their own cabinets could undermine the impartiality of the civil service, warns the Institute for Government (IfG) in a new report.
27th March 2013
Public inquiries help the healing process and hold authorities to account. But we need to learn which ones work, and why, says Robin Butler.
27th March 2013
Whenever a scandal reaches a certain size a public inquiry cannot be far behind. But how exactly do they work?
27th March 2013
Public inquiries can do their job, but are they a waste of time and money?
27th March 2013
Tom Gash of the Institute for Government comments on the decision by the Home Secretary Theresa May to scrap UK Border Agency.
14th March 2013
Civil servants attacked by ministers who have accused them of blocking reform and not carrying out orders.
13th March 2013
The Treasury is one of the most important institutions in the UK’s battle to retain fiscal credibility – not every finance ministry possesses the same iron grip on public expenditure.
5th March 2013
Emma Norris of the Institute for Government spells out lessons from the Olympics in Guardian Society.
4th March 2013
'Both bureaucrats and politicians need defending, but the real problem is setting them up in opposition to each other, as if one tribe or the other has to get the upper hand.