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New rules on officials speaking in public will have 'chilling effect' – IfG
Thomas Alex and Hannah White say that the new restrictions on civil and public servants will lead to worse policy and decision making
No 10 accused of imposing effective ban on civil servants speaking at events
Alex Thomas and Hannah White criticise the guidance that will damage the quality of government and public discourse.
How Britain is sleepwalking back into the EU under Starmer
Jill Rutter explains how the UK is navigating EU regulations.
The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review
Ben Paxton and Jill Rutter's Reviewing Reviews fills some of that gap on how to approach independent policy reviews.
Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds
Stuart Hoddinott's Performance Tracker reveals how patients' satisfaction with GP services has collapsed.
UK needs annual migration plan to end incoherent policies, says thinktank
With white paper imminent, Joe Owen and Sachin Savur urge ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisions.
UK needs annual migration plan to end incoherent policies, says thinktank
With white paper imminent, Institute for Government urges ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisions.
The work of the Liaison Committee
In an episode of Committee Corridor, Hannah White is invited to speak about the role and challenges of the Liaison Committee.
How to close a quango: As DHSC prepares to absorb NHS England, we ask the experts
The CSW cites Matthew Gill's 2023 report How to abolish a public body: Ten lessons from previous restructures in relation to closing a quango.
The government's homelessness strategy will fail without fundamental changes
The government should fundamentally rethink how it tackles homelessness and move from crisis intervention to prevention.