Working to make government more effective

Jack Worlidge

Senior Researcher

Jack is a senior researcher in the civil service and policy making team, focussing on civil service reform.

Jack studied Cell and Systems Biology before working in politics – first in a pooled research facility for Conservative MPs, and later in a public affairs agency. He provided policy research for a campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2019, before joining an MP’s parliamentary office.

Most recently, Jack was a special adviser to the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and justice secretary at the Ministry of Justice. He was responsible for prisons and reoffending policy, legislative handling, parliamentary engagement, and briefing and preparation for parliamentary appearances including Prime Minister’s Questions.

28 NOV 2023 Insight paper

IfG response to the Maude review on civil service reform

The Maude review will be an important reference document for whoever lives in No.10.

15 AUG 2023 Comment

Strained Whitehall relationships need a long-term fix

Another warning over poor relations between ministers and civil servants highlights the need for a change of approach.

05 JUN 2023 Interview

Sir Robert Buckland

Robert Buckland discusses Brexit’s impact on the law officer role, the end of the Truss government, and managing the courts system in Covid.

28 NOV 2023 Insight paper

IfG response to the Maude review on civil service reform

The Maude review will be an important reference document for whoever lives in No.10.

15 AUG 2023 Comment

Strained Whitehall relationships need a long-term fix

Another warning over poor relations between ministers and civil servants highlights the need for a change of approach.

05 JUN 2023 Interview

Sir Robert Buckland

Robert Buckland discusses Brexit’s impact on the law officer role, the end of the Truss government, and managing the courts system in Covid.

31 MAR 2023 Comment

Ministers should be worried about declining civil service morale

Motivated civil servants will help ministers to deliver their priorities. Unhappy officials, on the other hand, will not.

31 JAN 2023 Report chapter

Whitehall Monitor 2023: Overview

This edition of Whitehall Monitor assesses the change, performance and priorities of the civil service.

31 JAN 2023

Whitehall Monitor 2023: Methodology

How we produced our analysis for Whitehall Monitor 2023.

31 JAN 2023 Report chapter

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.

31 JAN 2023 Report chapter

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.

31 JAN 2023 Report chapter

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.

31 JAN 2023 Report chapter

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.