Publications
The Efficiency Unit in the early 1980s and the 1987 Next Steps Report
18th May 2012
Changes to Civil Service practices, culture and skills in the 1980s form an important stage in the development of the Civil Service. The Efficiency Unit was established in 1979 election by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to look for ways of saving money in departments, but developed a pattern of work that would also seek to tackle skills and culture, with some hope of thereby reforming the system itself.
29th March 2012
This collection of essays seeks to bring together in one place the evidence on what mayoral governance could do for our cities.
How to create effective relationships between government and arm’s-length bodies
23rd March 2012
Our report looks at what is needed for effective relations between government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs). It is part of a project we have undertaken with the Public Chairs’ Forum.
A guide to help policy makers learn about publically funded markets
14th March 2012
Testing new commissioning models offers many benefits: implementation can be investigated, contracts perfected, and mistakes minimised. Yet there is a lack of advice for civil servants on testing effectively. This guide starts to address this gap.
5th March 2012
This open letter sets out the Institute for Government's view of the challenges on civil service reform facing Sir Jeremy Heywood, the Cabinet Secretary, and Sir Bob Kerslake, the Head of the Civil Service, as they begin their dual leadership.
15th February 2012
The formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democratic government was an event of great historical significance. Not only did it end thirteen years of Labour Party rule, but it marked a departure from the traditional practice of single-party government at Westminster.http://www.uea.ac.uk/psi/events/the-coalition-at-one
14th February 2012
In this brief working paper we analyse the institutional roles clinicians have filled in national policy making over the last dozen years to suggest ‘conditions of success’ for when any further appointments are being considered.
Lessons from IFG's policy success reunions
3rd January 2012
This report looks at what we can learn from policy successes.
A 2011 Global Ranking of Soft Power
1st December 2011
Over the course of its twenty-one year existence, Joseph Nye’s ‘soft power’ has garnered a dedicated following among international relations thinkers.
Finding quality candidates for the police and crime commissioner elections
18th November 2011
This paper makes 11 recommendations for Police and Crime Commissioner candidate selection.