Jack Worlidge
Senior Researcher
Jack's recent work
All work
Five things we learned at the IfG's Government 2026 conference
What lies in store for government in 2026?
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Methodology
The methodology underpinning the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2026.
Whitehall Monitor 2026
Labour’s efforts to ‘rewire the state’ aren’t addressing longstanding workforce problems.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Part 2 - The state of the civil service
Analysis of how the civil service changed in 2025, including its size, structure and morale, and the approach to digital transformation and AI.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Part 1 - The government
Analysis of the political and permanent secretary changes of 2025, and the progress of 'mission-led' government.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Foreword and Overview
Introducing the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2026, and summarising the key messages.
Whitehall Monitor 2026: Conclusion
Rewiring the state?
Civil service staff numbers
Who exactly are civil servants and how many are there?
Civil service grades
There are five broad groupings of grades in the civil service. But what are they, and how have number of civil servants at each grade changed?
Mel Stride’s civil service savings are more signal than substance
Setting a civil service headcount target is too simplistic.