IfG in the news

20th February 2012

Making the case for rigorous, evidence-based policymaking

Proper evaluation of policy is crucial, but won't be enough on its own.

Source: The Guardian

7th February 2012

Editor's blog: will Whitehall turnover prove good or bad for reform?

With senior civil servants leaving in droves, can the government retain good people to drive through change?

Source: The Guardian

6th February 2012

Goodbye, minister: civil service hit by staff exodus

Turnover of top staff risks leaving civil service short of expertise

Source: The Independent

2nd February 2012

Government Needs To Make 'Fundamental Changes' To Meet Spending Challenge, Says NAO

Government departments need to make "fundamental changes" to successfully cut spending by 2015, spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.

Source: The Huffington Post

23rd January 2012

Will LSE's growth commission make a difference?

Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers and current OBR (and ex-MPC) member Steve Nickell have given evidence

Source: The Guardian Economics Blog

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The 'S' Factors

Lessons from IFG's policy success reunions

Author: Jill Rutter, Edward Marshall, Sam Sims
Date: 03 January 2012
Pages: 126

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This report looks at what we can learn from policy successes. It focuses on six examples: privatisation, the introduction of the national minimum wage, Scottish devolution, the ban on smoking in public places, pensions reform and the Climate Change Act.

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