Bronwen Maddox
Former director of the Institute for Government
All work
Five steps to higher standards in public life
How the government should strengthen the standards system
Reshuffle at last
After months of rumours, Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet .
Government reform
Michael Gove has set out a new plan for reforming the civil service. But its success must be judged by how long the momentum for reform lasts.
New Atlantic Charter deals with China – without naming it
The new Atlantic Charter signed by Boris Johnson and Joe Biden at the G7 may be a shadow of the original but includes real commitments on defence
Could this be the most successful G7 ever?
The international tax deal brokered for the summit in Cornwall this week is ambitious – and could win agreement
The answers to Dominic Cummings’s critique
Dominic Cummings rightly identified the need for reform – but was short on prescription. The government still shows appetite for reform – but what cha
The Covid failures according to Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings has done most damage to the prime minister and health secretary but his portrait of the incompetence of government demands response
The government can be judged against the promises of this Queen's Speech
The hefty spending commitments in the Queen’s Speech show that Boris Johnson is winning the battle of ideas with his chancellor
Three victories that strain the union
The strength of the SNP and Welsh Labour shows the scale of the task in holding the union together – now the prime minister’s biggest challenge
Boris Johnson's refurb row highlights the need to tighten ministerial rules
Full disclosure of Boris Johnson's decor bill must be followed by government moves to firm up ministerial rules