The IfG recommends that former ministers who oversaw failing projects while in office should be hauled in front of parliamentary committees to answer
Ministers should be called to explain when things go wrong under their watch – even if they are no longer in office.
Weak accountability leads to government failures or tragedies that affect the public – what can be done to strengthen it?
The FT editorial highlights IfG recommendations on English devolution and piloting tax revenue sharing models.
Joe Owen comments in The Guardian on the impact of the uncertainty of the election date on civil servants.