Working to make government more effective

IfG in the news

A costly mistake for the taxpayer – and the Civil Service

Francis Maude's speech to the Institute for Government yesterday called for a new, tougher regime for holding senior officials to account. The Departm

Francis Maude's speech to the Institute for Government yesterday called for a new, tougher regime for holding senior officials to account. The Department of Transport's mistake strengthens his hand. Whitehall is packed with talented people who do great work. But mandarins will be right to worry that a mistake, albeit one of epic proportions, has given ministers the excuse they need to push through sweeping reforms.

Publisher
The Telegraph

Related content

13 MAR 2024 IfG in the news

How to fix a broken Whitehall

Baroness Morgan, a Commissioner on the Commission on the Centre of Government, writes in The New Statesman about the final report's recommendations.

13 MAR 2024 IfG in the news

We can be governed better - here's how

Lord Finkelstein, a commissioner on the Commission on the Centre of Government, highlights the recommendations of the final report in The Times.