Institute news
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
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
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
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
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


