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Why new public bodies fail – and 10 lessons for the government to get it right
10 practical lessons from past experience to help ministers, senior civil servants and public body leaders to design and lead new bodies successfully.
Austerity postponed
A new IfG report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is a cross-service analysis of the budget’s impact on public services.
Times letters: Rebuilding public trust in politicians
Hannah White, Meg Russell, Dominic Grieve and Peter Riddell urge Keir Starmer to deliver on his commitment to strengthen ethical standards.
Joint letter to the Chancellor to address spending on prevention
A joint letter signed by the IfG, The Health Foundation, Demos and CIPFA was addressed to the chancellor on Labour's prevention pledges.
Sue Gray and Keir Starmer...What Went Wrong?
Alex Thomas appears on BBC Newscast to talk about Sue Gray's resignation and what that tells us about how well Downing Street is working.
Sue Gray and the dysfunction of Downing Street
Dr Hannah White writes an article for the New Statesman on Sue Gray's resignation and the systemic issues in No.10, Downing Street and Whitehall.
Ministers eye novel fixes to the prisons crisis
The BBC cites the Institute for Government's insight paper on 'The crisis in prisons' in relation to the problems in the criminal justice system.
Want justice for the victims of Grenfell? It’s now clearer than ever that public inquiries are not the answer
The Guardian cites an IfG report on the cost of public inquiries in the last 30 years in relation to the Grenfell inquiry.
Home Office Spends Over Half A Billion Pounds On Temporary Staff In Two Years
PoliticsHome cites the 'Home truths' report by the Institute for Government relating to the institutional problems at the Home Office.
Extra cash for mental health would help UK more than new roads, study says
The Guardian covers the launch of LSE report 'Value for Money' at an Institute for Government event on public spending and wellbeing.