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Whitehall Monitor 2023: Methodology
How we produced our analysis for Whitehall Monitor 2023.
IfG's annual Whitehall stocktake reveals impact of political turbulence on civil service performance
How political turmoil has contributed to record levels of staff turnover and declining morale in the civil service.
Sunak's chance to drive change
Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government, advocates for government reform in Civil Service World
Sunak under pressure as Tories fear by-election disaster if Zahawi quits as an MP
Dr Hannah White writes about ethical standards in government for the Daily Express
Channel 4 News: Nadhim Zahawi's sacking
Alex Thomas, IfG programme director, discusses the findings of the investigation into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs.
The government's NHS crisis response is likely too little and too late for this winter
The government’s emergency measures to support the NHS will likely be too little and too late to solve this winter’s crisis, warns a new IfG paper.
MPs’ earnings - Westminster Accounts
Dr Hannah White speaks to Sky News about the scale of money entering UK politics and transparency.
Leading a ministerial team
As a new secretary of state, how will you lead your ministerial team? Find out how other have done it.
Open letter to the prime minister on standards
The IfG and other organisations are calling on the PM to appoint a new independent adviser with the power to initiate their own investigations.
Ministers must do more to strengthen the UK's constitutional guardians
MPs and ministers must do more to protect and bolster the checks and balances that uphold the UK constitution – or risk damaging public trust.