Beatrice Barr
Former Research Assistant
Beatrice's recent work
MPs standing down at the next general election
How many MPs are standing down at the next election, and why?
2023 boundary changes
What is happening to constituency boundaries, and why? How are they changing? How are MPs affected?
Government whipping is about more than the dark arts nowadays
The IfG has spoken to former whips about what the job actually involves.
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Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Conclusion): The year ahead
The ways in which the civil service should change to better serve the UK in 2023 and beyond.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 3): Civil service effectiveness
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 assesses the extent to which the civil service was effective at undertaking its key responsibilities in 2022.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 2): Government reform
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 analyses efforts to reform government, and the civil service in particular, last year.
Whitehall Monitor 2023 (Part 1): The size, cost and make-up of the civil service
This part of Whitehall Monitor 2023 analyses the ways in which the civil service changed in 2022 and what these changes mean for its priorities.
Rishi Sunak’s standards problems have not gone away
The PM ended 2022 by appointing a new independent adviser, but that does not mean all the issues around ethical standards have been solved.
Independent advisers on ministerial interests, March 2006 - January 2023
Timeline of independent advisers on ministerial interests between March 2006 and January 2023
Lord Frost
Lord Frost reflects on his time as minister of state overseeing Brexit.
Maternity leave for ministers
Can ministers take maternity leave?
Register of members’ financial interests
The register of members’ financial interests is a record of anything that might be reasonably considered to influence an MP’s words, actions or votes
Rishi Sunak appointed PM and Cabinet reshuffle – October 2022
The IfG team provides the latest analysis and charts as Rishi Sunak is appointed PM and forms his Cabinet.