Institute for Government http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ en-us Hidden costs of Whitehall coaching /news/article/4/hidden-costs-of-whitehall-coaching 2008-01-18 How government works - a user’s guide /news/article/5/how-government-works-a-users-guide 2008-01-18 Sir Michael Bichard appointed the first Director of the Institute /news/article/3/sir-michael-bichard-appointed-the-first-director-of-the-institute 2008-05-06 Institute starts work on refurbishing 2 Carlton Gardens /news/article/2/institute-starts-work-on-refurbishing-2-carlton-gardens 2008-11-08 The Institute for Government announces the appointment of four Senior Fellows /news/article/1/the-institute-for-government-announces-the-appointment-of-four-senior-fellows 2008-11-18 Government must take action to end turf wars in Westminster and Whitehall /news/article/6/government-must-take-action-to-end-turf-wars-in-westminster-and-whitehall 2008-11-26 Publication of Performance Art by Tom Gash, Michael Hallsworth, Sharif Ismail and Akash Paun /news/article/7/publication-of-performance-art-by-tom-gash-michael-hallsworth-sharif-ismail-and-akash-paun 2008-12-01 'Silo' bureaucracy threatens services /news/article/10/silo-bureaucracy-threatens-services 2008-12-03 Silo mentality is ‘hitting cross-boundary working’ /news/article/11/silo-mentality-is-hitting-crossboundary-working 2008-12-10 The challenge of joining up government /news/article/12/the-challenge-of-joining-up-government 2009-01-23 Second Best by Michael Hallsworth /news/article/13/second-best-by-michael-hallsworth 2009-02-02 Michael Bichard speaks at the Guardian Public Service Summit /news/article/14/michael-bichard-speaks-at-the-guardian-public-service-summit 2009-02-06 Comment: More equal than others, by Akash Paun /news/article/15/comment-more-equal-than-others-by-akash-paun 2009-02-13 Sir Gus calls for review of Whitehall performance /news/article/16/sir-gus-calls-for-review-of-whitehall-performance 2009-02-26 David Cameron's plans for power can be changed by reality of office /news/article/18/david-camerons-plans-for-power-can-be-changed-by-reality-of-office 2009-04-29 How David Cameron is preparing Whitehall for his first 100 days in power /news/article/19/how-david-cameron-is-preparing-whitehall-for-his-first-100-days-in-power 2009-04-30 Targeted relief, by Tom Gash /news/article/20/targeted-relief-by-tom-gash 2009-05-01 Think tank: a model of brutality britain can build on /news/article/21/think-tank-a-model-of-brutality-britain-can-build-on 2009-05-03 Ministers in waiting /news/article/22/ministers-in-waiting 2009-05-11 Managing public expenditure /news/article/23/managing-public-expenditure 2009-05-12 Public sector reform must be achieved through innovation /news/article/24/public-sector-reform-must-be-achieved-through-innovation 2009-05-29 George Osborne says Tories would make big public spending cuts /news/article/25/george-osborne-says-tories-would-make-big-public-spending-cuts 2009-06-15 Institute launched to improve government effectiveness /news/article/26/institute-launched-to-improve-government-effectiveness 2009-06-24 Institute launches, funded by Gatsby Charitable Foundation /news/article/27/institute-launches-funded-by-gatsby-charitable-foundation 2009-06-24 The next government will have to slash spending and raise taxes. /news/article/28/the-next-government-will-have-to-slash-spending-and-raise-taxes 2009-06-25 Sir Gus Donnell on Making Government Work Better at Institute Launch /news/article/29/sir-gus-donnell-on-making-government-work-better-at-institute-launch 2009-06-25 Britain needs clever spending cuts /news/article/30/britain-needs-clever-spending-cuts 2009-06-26 Sir Michael Bichard on public service reform /news/article/31/sir-michael-bichard-on-public-service-reform 2009-06-29 The view from above /news/article/32/the-view-from-above 2009-07-02 Nasty cuts or nice cuts, there will be blood /news/article/33/nasty-cuts-or-nice-cuts-there-will-be-blood 2009-07-07 Sir Gus O’Donnell's Audit Commission Speech /news/article/34/sir-gus-odonnells-audit-commission-speech 2009-07-16 Jacqui Smith regrets lack of training /news/article/35/jacqui-smith-regrets-lack-of-training 2009-07-17 Lord Sainsbury turns back on Labour to help David Cameron win power /news/article/36/lord-sainsbury-turns-back-on-labour-to-help-david-cameron-win-power 2009-07-20 Stronger Whitehall urged as cuts loom /news/article/38/stronger-whitehall-urged-as-cuts-loom 2009-07-27 David Cameron and George Osborne plan to centralise Whitehall power /news/article/39/david-cameron-and-george-osborne-plan-to-centralise-whitehall-power 2009-07-27 The Virtuous Circle /news/article/40/the-virtuous-circle 2009-07-30 Cameron has learned from Blair's failure to use his mandate and to command Whitehall /news/article/41/cameron-has-learned-from-blairs-failure-to-use-his-mandate-and-to-command-whitehall 2009-07-30 New Report: State of the Service /news/article/37/new-report-state-of-the-service 2009-07-31 Peter Riddell on the Conservative quest for smaller government /news/article/42/peter-riddell-on-the-conservative-quest-for-smaller-government 2009-07-31 Simon Parker: Joining the round table /news/article/43/simon-parker-joining-the-round-table 2009-07-31 The Tories’ programme of policy piracy could still run aground /news/article/44/the-tories-programme-of-policy-piracy-could-still-run-aground 2009-07-31 No, minister. Change would not be a good idea /news/article/45/no-minister-change-would-not-be-a-good-idea 2009-08-05 Joined up for Neet solutions? /news/article/46/joined-up-for-neet-solutions 2009-09-03 Retooling the Rolls-Royce /news/article/47/retooling-the-rollsroyce 2009-09-04 Program review: Jocelyne Bourgon on Canada's deficit experience /news/article/48/program-review-jocelyne-bourgon-on-canadas-deficit-experience 2009-09-15 Whitehall studies Swedish recipe for debt reduction /news/article/49/whitehall-studies-swedish-recipe-for-debt-reduction 2009-09-15 Canadian lesson in balancing the books /news/article/50/canadian-lesson-in-balancing-the-books 2009-09-17 Pilot scheme for local government spending and taxation /news/article/51/pilot-scheme-for-local-government-spending-and-taxation 2009-09-18 'Billions could be saved' in public services revamp, Total Place finds /news/article/52/billions-could-be-saved-in-public-services-revamp-total-place-finds 2009-09-30 How to take power: 10 tips for the next PM by Peter Riddell /news/article/53/how-to-take-power-10-tips-for-the-next-pm-by-peter-riddell 2009-10-02 Whitehall mandarins face sacking threat under Conservative plans /news/article/54/whitehall-mandarins-face-sacking-threat-under-conservative-plans 2009-10-27 Cameron in front of the press /news/article/55/cameron-in-front-of-the-press 2009-10-28 Wrapped up against the cold /news/article/56/wrapped-up-against-the-cold 2009-10-28 Transitions – preparing for changes of government /news/article/57/transitions-preparing-for-changes-of-government 2009-11-06 Preparing for changes of government /news/article/58/preparing-for-changes-of-government 2009-11-09 Whisper it, but Whitehall is already preparing for a change at No 10 /news/article/59/whisper-it-but-whitehall-is-already-preparing-for-a-change-at-no-10 2009-11-16 Total commitment /news/article/60/total-commitment 2009-11-18 Death to the Deficit /news/article/61/death-to-the-deficit 2009-11-24 Overreacting to polls is as foolish as saying that they don’t matter /news/article/62/overreacting-to-polls-is-as-foolish-as-saying-that-they-dont-matter 2009-11-27 Wright reforms receive lukewarm response /news/article/63/wright-reforms-receive-lukewarm-response 2009-11-30 Hung parliaments are only good for whips and scribblers /news/article/64/hung-parliaments-are-only-good-for-whips-and-scribblers 2009-11-30 NEW REPORT - Installing new drivers: How to improve government's use of IT /news/article/66/new-report-installing-new-drivers-how-to-improve-governments-use-of-it 2009-12-02 Impact of hard economic times on public services /news/article/67/impact-of-hard-economic-times-on-public-services 2009-12-03 NEW REPORT - Making Minority Government Work /news/article/68/new-report-making-minority-government-work 2009-12-03 Putting the Frontline First: Smarter Government /news/article/69/putting-the-frontline-first-smarter-government 2009-12-07 Cuts could lead to more public sector innovation /news/article/70/cuts-could-lead-to-more-public-sector-innovation 2009-12-09 Chancellor's pre-budget report /news/article/71/chancellors-prebudget-report 2009-12-09 'Total’ practicalities still need to be worked out /news/article/72/total-practicalities-still-need-to-be-worked-out 2009-12-10 NEW REPORT - Undertaking fiscal consolidation: A guide to action /news/article/73/new-report-undertaking-fiscal-consolidation-a-guide-to-action 2009-12-10 Chancellor to cut back major IT projects ‘to save millions’ /news/article/74/chancellor-to-cut-back-major-it-projects-to-save-millions 2009-12-11 What’s on the minds of the SCS /news/article/75/whats-on-the-minds-of-the-scs 2009-12-11 Editorial: Local Government and the Regions /news/article/76/editorial-local-government-and-the-regions 2009-12-15 If Canada can... /news/article/77/if-canada-can 2009-12-15 Should decisions about government IT be made centrally or locally? /news/article/78/should-decisions-about-government-it-be-made-centrally-or-locally 2010-01-04 Margaret Thatcher found her first few months in power extremely frustrating /news/article/79/margaret-thatcher-found-her-first-few-months-in-power-extremely-frustrating 2010-01-06 Why party promises should be scrutinised by the National Audit Office /news/article/80/why-party-promises-should-be-scrutinised-by-the-national-audit-office 2010-01-06 Do your own political sums, civil servants tell party leaders /news/article/81/do-your-own-political-sums-civil-servants-tell-party-leaders 2010-01-06 How would a government, facing a huge deficit, cut middle-class benefits? /news/article/82/how-would-a-government-facing-a-huge-deficit-cut-middleclass-benefits 2010-01-14 Civil servants accuse government of lacking a strategy /news/article/86/civil-servants-accuse-government-of-lacking-a-strategy 2010-01-17 Shaping up: A Whitehall for the future /news/article/83/shaping-up-a-whitehall-for-the-future 2010-01-18 'Strategic gap' seen at heart of Whitehall /news/article/87/strategic-gap-seen-at-heart-of-whitehall 2010-01-18 Closing the gap at the heart of government /news/article/88/closing-the-gap-at-the-heart-of-government 2010-01-25 Non-political peerage for Executive Director /news/article/89/nonpolitical-peerage-for-executive-director 2010-02-08 EXCLUSIVE: Is Whitehall prepared for a hung Parliament? /news/article/90/exclusive-is-whitehall-prepared-for-a-hung-parliament 2010-02-11 Andrew Grice: Don't bank on Cameron ditching sofa government /news/article/91/andrew-grice-dont-bank-on-cameron-ditching-sofa-government 2010-02-16 Justice Committee hears evidence from Institute for Government on hung parliaments /news/article/92/justice-committee-hears-evidence-from-institute-for-government-on-hung-parliaments 2010-02-24 A 'Triangle Of Mandarins' /news/article/93/a-triangle-of-mandarins 2010-03-02 Quangos: back in the firing line /news/article/95/quangos-back-in-the-firing-line 2010-03-08 Peter Riddell speaking on Daily Politics show about hung parliament /news/article/96/peter-riddell-speaking-on-daily-politics-show-about-hung-parliament 2010-03-16 The Institute for Government broadly supports “Reorganisation of Central Government” findings by National Audit Office (18 March 2010) /news/article/97/the-institute-for-government-broadly-supports-reorganisation-of-central-government-findings-by-national-audit-office-18-march-2010 2010-03-18 An important book for Tories? /news/article/98/an-important-book-for-tories 2010-03-23 Lord Bichard's statement on Total Place /news/article/99/lord-bichards-statement-on-total-place 2010-03-25 Opportunity: Research Analyst /news/article/100/opportunity-research-analyst 2010-03-26 Efficiency savings alone will not curb deficit, says IFS /news/article/101/efficiency-savings-alone-will-not-curb-deficit-says-ifs 2010-03-29 BBC News interviews Peter Riddell on hung parliaments /news/article/102/bbc-news-interviews-peter-riddell-on-hung-parliaments 2010-03-31 A Lexicon for a possible transition? /news/article/104/a-lexicon-for-a-possible-transition 2010-04-09 Civil service reform – lessons from the Netherlands /news/article/105/civil-service-reform-lessons-from-the-netherlands 2010-04-09 Institute for Government and Public Chairs' Forum - Better Together /news/article/108/institute-for-government-and-public-chairs-forum-better-together 2010-04-22 How long will it take to form a new government following a hung parliament? /news/article/109/how-long-will-it-take-to-form-a-new-government-following-a-hung-parliament 2010-04-26 Civil Service World: Institute for Government influencing Conservative Whitehall Efficiency Proposals /news/article/110/civil-service-world-institute-for-government-influencing-conservative-whitehall-efficiency-proposals 2010-04-27 Brief guide to hung parliaments and minority government /news/article/107/brief-guide-to-hung-parliaments-and-minority-government 2010-04-28 FT: Hung Parliaments and Economic Mayhem /news/article/111/ft-hung-parliaments-and-economic-mayhem 2010-04-29 Clarification of the constitutional position in a hung Parliament /news/article/112/clarification-of-the-constitutional-position-in-a-hung-parliament 2010-05-04 Lord Bichard standing down as Executive Director of the Institute for Government to become a Senior Fellow /news/article/114/lord-bichard-standing-down-as-executive-director-of-the-institute-for-government-to-become-a-senior-fellow 2010-05-05 Lack of training for new ministers is madness /news/article/115/lack-of-training-for-new-ministers-is-madness 2010-05-06 IfG experts give views on current hung parliament /news/article/116/ifg-experts-give-views-on-current-hung-parliament 2010-05-07 What happens when parties negotiate behind the scenes? /news/article/117/what-happens-when-parties-negotiate-behind-the-scenes 2010-05-07 Hasty changes to the machinery of government can disrupt departments for up to two years /news/article/118/hasty-changes-to-the-machinery-of-government-can-disrupt-departments-for-up-to-two-years 2010-05-12 Briefing the Prime Minister - Cabinet Secretary's checklist /news/article/119/briefing-the-prime-minister-cabinet-secretarys-checklist 2010-05-12 Time to Get Real - How to tackle the deficit in a coalition government: a joint briefing by the IFS and IfG /news/article/121/time-to-get-real-how-to-tackle-the-deficit-in-a-coalition-government-a-joint-briefing-by-the-ifs-and-ifg 2010-05-17 Why cutting the deficit is about people as well as numbers /news/article/123/why-cutting-the-deficit-is-about-people-as-well-as-numbers 2010-05-28 Executive director makes maiden speech in House of Lords /news/article/125/executive-director-makes-maiden-speech-in-house-of-lords 2010-05-28 Shaping the future: the challenge for the coalition in tackling the UK's fiscal situation /news/article/124/shaping-the-future-the-challenge-for-the-coalition-in-tackling-the-uks-fiscal-situation 2010-06-04 Learning the lessons: how Canada successfully eliminated its budget deficit in the 1990s /news/article/127/learning-the-lessons-how-canada-successfully-eliminated-its-budget-deficit-in-the-1990s 2010-06-07 Institute teams up with BBC to share examples of better services at less cost /news/article/132/institute-teams-up-with-bbc-to-share-examples-of-better-services-at-less-cost 2010-06-22 Lord Bichard marks closer relationship between the Institute and the Public Chairs' Forum /news/article/133/lord-bichard-marks-closer-relationship-between-the-institute-and-the-public-chairs-forum 2010-06-22 Making coalition government work seminar series /news/article/135/making-coalition-government-work-seminar-series 2010-06-25 Institute releases report on state of the House of Commons Administration /news/article/136/institute-releases-report-on-state-of-the-house-of-commons-administration 2010-06-29 Internships available at the Institute for Government /news/article/142/internships-available-at-the-institute-for-government 2010-07-13 Press release: New report on Arms Length Government says confusion about 'quangos' must be cleared up to improve public confidence and effectiveness /news/article/137/press-release-new-report-on-arms-length-government-says-confusion-about-quangos-must-be-cleared-up-to-improve-public-confidence-and-effectiveness 2010-07-15 Andrew Adonis announced as new Director of the Institute for Government /news/article/144/andrew-adonis-announced-as-new-director-of-the-institute-for-government 2010-07-15 Arm's length government is not just a numbers game /news/article/145/arms-length-government-is-not-just-a-numbers-game 2010-07-28