Joe Owen
Director of Impact
All work
Preparing for government
Rishi Sunak has to call a general election by 17 December.
Rishi Sunak’s five pledges: one year on
How much progress has the prime minister made towards meeting his five pledges?
2024: The IfG’s five resolutions for doing government – and opposition – better
IfG experts set out five key asks for the government and opposition.
Sunak, Starmer and the IfG agree: we need change at the general election
A return to stability would mean a transformational change to the way government works.
Managing consultants
Advice from current and former consultants and civil servants for officials on managing consultants in government.
The civil service after Brexit: lessons from the Article 50 period
A divided cabinet and battles between parliament and government revealed tensions in the civil service’s duty to “serve the government of the day”.
Lifting lockdown: how to approach a coronavirus exit strategy
The government’s five tests for starting to lift the lockdown are not a good enough guide to the longer-term exit strategy.
The coronavirus response means the government will need to extend the Brexit transition period
With the UK and EU both battling the coronavirus pandemic, the government will need to accept that its current Brexit timetable is no longer viable
Implementing Brexit: the role of the joint committee
The withdrawal agreement commits the UK and the EU to establish a joint committee to oversee and monitor the application of the treaty.
The Windrush scandal was a failure of law, policy, politics and bureaucracy
The long-awaited Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been published.