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2nd February 2012

Government reshuffles

David Cameron has, so far, avoided a major reshuffle of his ministers. But he is presiding over unprecedented churn in the civil service ranks.

By: Jill Rutter

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2nd February 2012

Government Needs To Make 'Fundamental Changes' To Meet Spending Challenge, Says NAO

Government departments need to make "fundamental changes" to successfully cut spending by 2015, spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

Source: The Huffington Post

23rd January 2012

Will LSE's growth commission make a difference?

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers and current OBR (and ex-MPC) member Steve Nickell have given evidence

Source: The Guardian Economics Blog

9th January 2012

Carry on policy-making: the case for change in Whitehall

Successful policies will need greater change in Whitehall: David Walker urges the Institute for Government to keep stacking up the ammunition

Source: The Guardian

9th January 2012

Learning lessons from history proves to be the best policy

History is littered with the failures of cherished government policies...The failures make media headlines. Lessons are drawn from them by academics and by the National Audit Office...Far less attention is paid to the successes. But they do exist.

Source: FT.com (subscription required)

20th December 2011

Who is taking the biggest hit from grim public sector job stats?

The latest employment figures from the Office of National Statistics make grim reading for all those working in and with the public sector...But which sections of the public sector are facing the worst of the cuts?

Source: The Guardian

6th September 2011

Public bodies take steps towards greater openness

A new practical guide to help public chairs take the next step towards greater transparency in their organisations has been published jointly by the Institute for Government and the Public Chairs' Forum.

31st August 2011

Time to give mayors vital powers, Institute Director urges Pickles

Andrew Adonis has written to communities minister, Eric Pickles saying that elected mayors have huge potential to drive growth in the UK economy but only if they are given sufficient powers. The letter comes a week before the Localism Bill enters the final stages of its passage through Parliament.