Institute news
4th June 2010
Shaping the future: the challenge for the coalition in tackling the UK's fiscal situation
The Institute for Government's Executive Director has written about the challenges facing the coalition in securing fiscal consolidation. In an article entitled Shaping the Future, Lord Bichard talks about challenge to cut budgets... Read more
28th May 2010
Why cutting the deficit is about people as well as numbers
Cutting the deficit is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the new coalition government. The current debate has focused on the numbers, but cutting spending will also require government to act very differently. Going with the grain of how people behave... Read more
28th May 2010
Executive director makes maiden speech in House of Lords
Lord Bichard has highlighted the work of the Institute for Government in his maiden speech in the house of Lords. In his speech, our Executive Director drew on the Institute's recently published report about machinery of government changes, Making... Read more
12th May 2010
Briefing the Prime Minister - Cabinet Secretary's checklist
In September 1974, a briefing paper was prepared for the Cabinet Secretary to go over with the Prime Minister on the first day. This document is a useful checklist of the primary constitutional and operational requirements that face an incoming PM. The... Read more
12th May 2010
Hasty changes to the machinery of government can disrupt departments for up to two years
New study highlights importance of better planning Machinery of government changes are often announced at short notice, usually poorly managed and always costly, a new study by the Institute for Government and the LSE shows today. The report Making... Read more
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