Government must get better at showing how it uses evidence to make policy
Dr Catherine Haddon
31 January 2018

If it wants to gain legitimacy with the public, the Government must show how it uses evidence in policy making, says Dr Catherine Haddon.

Policy making
Publish Brexit impact assessment and move on
Jill Rutter
30 January 2018

The Government is tying itself in knots over the Brexit economic impact assessment. But Jill Rutter says it must publish the assessment so it can move on to dealing with the impact of leaving the EU.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations / Brexit > Trade & Immigration
Carillion collapse highlights the need to change the way we manage public services
Dr Emily Andrews
26 January 2018

We can’t completely abandon outsourcing in reaction to the Carllion collapse, but the way we manage public services has to change, says Dr Emily Andrews.

Policy making / Public services
What does the Government think about the economics of Brexit?
Tim Durrant
16 January 2018

The Government has yet to set out its own analysis of the economic impact of Brexit, though many others have. A serious public debate about the kind of Brexit we want is needed, and the Government must lead this, argues Tim Durrant.

Brexit > Trade & Immigration
Carillion collapse shows weakness of public vs private finance debate
Graham Atkins
16 January 2018

The debate over whether private finance is better value than public spending is heating up after Carillion’s collapse – but it is hampered by a lack of evidence on either side, says Graham Atkins.

Policy making / Whitehall Monitor > Managing public spending
Government still lacks a strategic approach to research
Tom Sasse
12 January 2018

The publication of the Government’s Areas of Research Interest is a positive step, but Whitehall still lacks a strategic approach to research and evidence, argues Tom Sasse.

Policy making / Whitehall
The Brexit eclipse
Bronwen Maddox
09 January 2018

The Government should not let EU talks dominate 2018, argues Bronwen Maddox.

Brexit / Policy making / Public services
Cabinet reshuffle live blog: January 2018
Gavin Freeguard
08 January 2018

As Prime Minister Theresa May reshuffles her Cabinet, the Whitehall Monitor team - Gavin Freeguard, Lucy Campbell, Aron Cheung, Alice Lilly and Charlotte Baker - provide data and charts as events unfold. 

Whitehall Monitor / Whitehall Monitor > Political leadership
An early transition deal won’t avoid the Brexit cliff edge
Joe Owen
05 January 2018

The Prime Minister wants a transition agreement by March in the hope of averting the Brexit cliff-edge and offering some certainty. But the cliff-edge can only be delayed and uncertainty will continue, argues Joe Owen.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations
Parliament must help public inquiries deliver change
Marcus Shepheard
05 January 2018

The track record of public inquiries in delivering change is patchy. Parliament must have a bigger role in scrutinising the implementation of their recommendations by government, argues Marcus Shepheard.

Policy making

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