Catherine Haddon
Programme Director
Cath's recent work
What is a manifesto?
Manifestos set out the policies a political party would deliver if they were to win an election.
All work
Diversity in the Civil Service
Women and Whitehall since 1979.
Women and Whitehall
This report looks at the experience of women officials in Whitehall since 1979.
Inventing convention
Special advisers as members of the House of Lords.
Diversité a la canadienne
The most senior civil servant in Canada, Janice Charette, discusses the role of women in Canadian public services.
Lord Livingston
Lord Livingston was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.
Alan Duncan
Alan Duncan was interviewed on 30 June 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.
Purdah and the role of the Civil Service in an EU referendum
Catherine Haddon explains the debate.
Votes of confidence, the Queen’s Speech and the Fixed-term Parliaments Act
How would the Fixed-term Parliaments Act work in practice?
The (Not So) Fixed-term Parliaments Act
Dr Catherine Haddon explains that the implications of the FTPA remain little understood.
No need to be scared of minority government; just think positive
The UK has just about got used to the idea of coalition – but this unpredictable election may make even a formal coalition non-viable.