Media centre
An archive of recent Institute for Government press releases and media mentions.
Press releases
IfG's Annual Whitehall Stocktake: The civil service needs to change to deliver Labour's missions
Published today, Whitehall Monitor 2025 examines the civil service that Keir Starmer’s government inherited after the July 2024 election.
How the government can take control of the UK's asylum system
The government must exert its authority over the whole asylum system and avoid short-sighted measures aimed at conjuring an illusion of control.
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.
Labour's missions need a reformed spending review process
The approach taken in recent spending reviews is not up to the job of achieving Labour’s missions, warns a new Institute for Government report.