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Autumn Statement 2012

20th November 2012

Government business plans fail to live up to expectations

14th November 2012

Institute statement on Department for Education cuts

7th November 2012

Study shows government will struggle to make more cuts without radical new thinking

31st October 2012

Lord Heseltine is right - Whitehall must grip management and performance information

24th October 2012

The civil service is getting smaller

12th October 2012

New guide for special advisers published by the Institute

9th October 2012

Lord O'Donnell joins the Institute for Government

31st August 2012

Institute for Government examines Whitehall commissioning skills

30th August 2012

Institute response to PAC report on early departures in central government

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The Engine Room: How to organise 10 Downing Street

For over two centuries the British Prime Minister has governed the country from 10 Downing Street.

Supporting Ministers to Lead

Rethinking the ministerial private office

This paper addresses the question of whether ministerial private offices provide the right kind of support to enable departmental secretaries of state to carry out their roles effectively.

IfG in the news

Whitehall financial leadership must be stronger, says Institute

Whitehall's financial leadership is weak and fragmented when it should be playing a major role in central decision-making and performance management, according to a new

Margaret Thatcher: Her administrations changed the political landscape

Margaret Thatcher's administrations changed the political landscape, writes Peter Riddell.

Take-off for the Civil Service Capabilities Plan?

What are the prospects of success for the Civil Service Capabilities Plan?