Working to make government more effective

Working to make government more effective

Jess Sargeant

Jess Sargeant

Former Associate Director

Jess was an associate director and led the IfG and Bennett Institute Review of the UK constitution, which aims to assess the current state of the UK constitution and make recommendations for reform. She worked on Brexit, devolution, government in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland protocol.  

Prior to joining the IfG, Jess worked as a researcher in the House of Lords Library, and as a research assistant at the Constitution Unit UCL where she researched referendums. 

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01 OCT 2021 Interview

Danny Kennedy

Danny Kennedy reflects on his time as minister relations within the Northern Ireland executive and assembly and the challenges of cross-party working.

15 SEP 2021 Interview

Claire Sugden

Claire Sugden reflects on her time as justice minister for Northern Ireland and her experience of being an independent member of the executive.

14 SEP 2021 Interview

Stephen Farry

Dr Stephen Farry was interviewed on 14 September 2021 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

10 SEP 2021 Interview

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir reflects on his time in the Northern Ireland executive, implications of the EU referendum, and the 2017 collapse of the executive.

06 SEP 2021 Analysis paper

Parliamentary Monitor 2021

The government must drop its dismissive approach to scrutiny as parliament returns to in-person sittings.

26 JUL 2021 Explainer

Northern Ireland protocol: Article 16

Article 16 is a safeguarding mechanism within the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol, the arrangements agreed as part of the UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement

23 JUN 2021 Report

The UK internal market

The UK government must overhaul its approach to the UK internal market.