Report
Creating and dismantling government departments: How to handle machinery of government changes well
The direct costs of creating a new department start at £15 million.
The direct costs of creating a new department start at £15 million.
Our annual, data-based assessment of the UK civil service, how it has changed and performed over the past year, and its priorities for the future.
The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.
Why the centre of government has failed successive prime ministers – and seven recommendations for radical reform.
The prime minister should not be allowed to abdicate decisions about how to pay for his spending pledges.