29th November 2011
Transitions: Lessons Learned
Three key players in the birth of the Coalition recollect the events of 2010 and look ahead to 2015.
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29th November 2011
Cities, Mayors and Growth: The Institute’s response to the Autumn Statement
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement outlined the Government’s plans to get the UK economy moving again. With the Office of Budget Responsibility predicting that the economy will grow by just 0.9% this year and 0.7% in 2012, everyone is hoping that the Chancellor’s policies accelerate Britain’s recovery out of the 2008/9 recession .
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25th November 2011
Whitehall Misses One In Four Deadlines Set Out In Departmental Business Plans
12 months since the Prime Minister unveiled the business plans, all departments have missed deadlines for their reform plans, with many failing to deliver more than a quarter and one department missing over 50%.
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21st November 2011
Police Minister urges PCC candidates to come forward in speech at IfG
Speaking to an audience of policing experts and academics, Nick Herbert said that top-down policing doesn’t work and that the directly-elected Police and Crime Commissioners will be fully accountable to local people. He added that exactly a year from now, the 41 PCCs will be taking up their posts across England and Wales.
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18th November 2011
Accelerate Candidate Selection For Police and Crime Commissioners
With 12 months to go, political parties and government bodies need to urgently address key challenges to ensure the election of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are a success. With public awareness low, the quality of candidates will be crucial in motivating voters to go to the ballot box. We welcome the government’s increasing focus on raising the profile of PCCs, but there are a number of hurdles to overcome.
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17th November 2011
Institute For Government Appoints Rt Hon Peter Riddell As Director
The Institute for Government is pleased to announce that Peter Riddell, the former Times and Financial Times journalist and Senior Fellow of the Institute, will become its Director from 1st January 2012.
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