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A Lexicon for a possible transition? 9th April 2010

A Lexicon for a possible transition?

Comment by Peter Riddell, Senior Fellow. If the Conservatives win the coming general election, there will be some new language for the Civil Service to learn. I compiled this list for the Institute for Government after consultation with members... Read more

 
Civil service reform – lessons from the Netherlands 9th April 2010

Civil service reform – lessons from the Netherlands

On 31 March the Institute for Government hosted a roundtable with Roel Bekker, Secretary-General for the Reform of the Dutch Government. He leads an ambitious Reform Program aimed to reduce the size and to improve the quality of the Dutch government,... Read more

 
BBC News interviews Peter Riddell on hung parliaments 31st March 2010

BBC News interviews Peter Riddell on hung parliaments

Many polls for the upcoming general election have indicated a narrow margin exists between the two major parties, leading to the possibility of a hung parliament. The head of the civil service is due to issue guidelines about how a government would be... Read more

 
Efficiency savings alone will not curb deficit, says IFS 29th March 2010

Efficiency savings alone will not curb deficit, says IFS

Efficiency savings cannot be relied upon to cut Britain's record deficit, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said yesterday, contradicting a central plank of Alistair Darling's Budget. The chancellor yesterday counted £11bn of annual efficiency cuts... Read more

 
Opportunity: Research Analyst 26th March 2010

Opportunity: Research Analyst

 As a Research Analyst at the Institute for Government, you will be a core member of the research and learning team. You will work with other Institute staff and external partners to deliver the Institute's research and learning programme, and will... Read more

 
 
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