Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Nicola Hughes

Associate

Nicola was a Research Manager at the Institute, responsible for the Institute’s ‘Leadership for Government’ programmes, supporting ministers and special advisers to be more effective in their roles, and for ‘Ministers Reflect’– a unique archive of interviews with former ministers. Nicola previously led ‘Connecting Policy with Practice’, which brought together government policy makers with voluntary sector practitioners, and managed the Institute’s pre-election work ‘A Programme for Effective Government’.

Prior to joining the Institute, Nicola was Senior Policy Officer at Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity. She has also worked at the think tank Demos and in government at Acas, DWP and LB Tower Hamlets.

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19 FEB 2016 Report

Ministers Reflect: on Parliament

Being an effective minister means balancing multiple roles and relationships. This briefing paper has been produced as part of the Ministers Reflect p

08 FEB 2016 Interview

Kenneth Clarke

Kenneth Clarke KC was interviewed on 8 February 2016 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

18 JAN 2016 Interview

Baroness Kramer

Baroness Kramer was interviewed on 18 January 2016 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.

18 DEC 2015 Comment

Ministers Reflect: on special advisers

Yesterday, the Cabinet Office released new data on special advisers (spads), the political appointees who help ministers navigate government.

19 NOV 2015 Interview

Caroline Spelman

Caroline Spelman reflects on her time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

13 NOV 2015 Interview

Gregory Barker

Gregory Barker reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

27 OCT 2015 Interview

Jonathan Djanogly

Jonathan Djanogly was interviewed on 27 October 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

27 OCT 2015 Interview

Liam Fox

Liam Fox was interviewed on 27 October 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.