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Can mayors be the answer to low public trust in government?
New research by the IfG, More in Common and the University of York reveals what people really think about government.
How does the public understand government?
Assessing the ‘perception gap’ between experience and trust among voters in England.
Mahmood and Burnham brace for the next police force merger row
Has unrest in Dover and Portsmouth made the case for merging smaller police forces?
Government communications as a guardian of public trust
Steph Driver, former No.10 director of communications, explores how the media ecosystem has evolved, and how government can tackle low public trust.
The radical rewiring of the state: what devolution must deliver
Devolution is a means of building a more capable state: one that can connect prevention, productivity, growth and fiscal sustainability.
Brexit at 10: The Labour Party
Labour inherited a government machine still reeling in large part from the effects of Brexit.
Brexit at 10: The Conservative Party
Brexit accelerated the Conservatives’ collision with long held tensions in its political coalition.
How government should respond to the killing of Henry Nowak
Henry Nowak's murder must lead to considered and targeted government action.
Sewel convention
How the Sewel convention works in practice and what happens when devolved consent is withheld.
Joined-up policy making: Lessons from the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy 1998-2010
What can this government learn from the joined-up policy approaches of the last Labour government?