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An archive of recent Institute for Government press releases and media mentions.
Press releases
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.
20 essential civil service reforms for Keir Starmer's government to succeed
Radical improvements to Whitehall are needed if Keir Starmer’s government is to deliver its priorities, says a new Institute for Government report.
The next government has just days to avoid a prisons emergency: here’s what it could do
The next government must immediately decide how to free up thousands of prisons places.
How Keir Starmer can knock down the 10 biggest barriers to Labour's 2030 clean power plan
A potential Labour government will face 10 major barriers to hitting its 2030 clean power target
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Next government faces difficult devolution questions
Rebecca McKee and Matthew Fright write in LGC that the next government will need to back up big commitments on English devolution with action.
General election 2024: Five things civil servants should be doing before the election – and just after it
Civil Service World highlights the recent IfG webinar discussing how civil servants should navigate an election campaign.
More or Less: UK growth, prisons and Swiftonomics
Senior researcher Cassia Rowlands speaks to BBC Radio 4's More or Less programme about the current challenges facing the UK's prison system.
The next government must end "begging bowl culture" of local growth funding
Central government’s over-reliance on competitive bidding to fund local and combined authorities is not working for anyone and inhibits local growth.
Fixing Whitehall comes second to big, brave decisions needed to fix Britain
Joe Owen and Jill Rutter speak to the Financial Times about Labour's proposed use of missions and potential machinery of government changes.
General election 2024: Dr Hannah White on BBC Breakfast
Dr Hannah White appears on BBC Breakfast to explain how an election campaign will unfold, and what this means for parliament and government.
General election 2024: Dr Hannah White on the Today programme
Dr Hannah White speaks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme to discuss what happens next in parliament during this 'wash-up' period.
General election 2024: Dr Hannah White on BBC News
Dr Hannah White speaks live to BBC News about what happens in Parliament next just as Rishi Sunak arrives to announce a general election.
Alex Thomas: Truss would have had much better odds of seeing through her plans if she’d trusted the ‘deep state’
Programme director Alex Thomas writes in ConservativeHome on the relationship between the former PM and the civil service.
Infected Blood Inquiry: Emma Norris on ITV News
Emma Norris speaks to ITV about why many long-running inquiries have failed to produce real change, and what can be done to make them more effective.