Curing the coalition

12th July 2012

Nicholas Timmins reflects on how to prevent policy disasters like NHS reform happening again.

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The Independent

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Making policy better

Publications

The 2015/16 Spending Round

A briefing note to accompany the IfG/IFS press briefing on 7 June 2013

Fiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned. The Chancellor announced in the 2010 Emergency Budget that the budget deficit would be balanced within four years, but this is now forecast to happen in 2017-18. We are still as far away from the target as we were in 2010. When the Chancellor announces the Spending Review on 26 June 2013 will he be frank about long-term reality of austerity?

Permanent secretary appointments and the role of ministers

This report discusses how permanent secretaries are and should be appointed.

News

Institute responds to Cabinet Office savings announcement

3rd June 2013

Julian McCrae, Deputy Director of the Institute for Government, has responsed to the Cabinet Office announcement on savings.

Ministers should have final say over the appointment of permanent secretaries – new report

3rd June 2013

Giving ministers the final say over the appointment of permanent secretaries will increase transparency and accountability at the top of...

UK major projects at risk

25th May 2013

The government has had to respond to fears that multi-billion pound schemes won't be delivered on time or to budget after an audit by the...