Rhys Clyne
Associate Director
Rhys's recent work
Power with purpose: Final report of the Commission on the Centre of Government
Why the centre of government has failed successive prime ministers – and seven recommendations for radical reform.
Treasury ‘orthodoxy’
The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Methodology
The methodology underpinning the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2024.
All work
Outcome delivery plans can help ministers track the impact of public spending decisions
The government’s performance framework has been neglected but will prove a valuable tool for managing public spending decisions.
Outcome delivery plans
Keeping outcome delivery plans will help Liz Truss achieve her government's goals.
Stopping the civil service fast stream is a short-sighted mistake
Pausing the civil service fast stream for “at least a year” is a consequence of the government’s wrong-headed approach to workforce management
Civil service cuts will force ministers to choose between painful options
A crude approach to cutting jobs will lead to false economies and a less efficient civil service
The government’s Rwanda asylum seeker plan won't work
The Home Office has not made the case for relocating migrants to Rwanda or shown that it has learnt the lessons of Windrush
Staff turnover in the civil service
How high is staff turnover in the civil service?
A new statutory role for the civil service
The civil service needs a new statutory role to reflect its permanence, purpose, values and how it should be run and held to account.
Levelling up: the IfG view on the white paper
The white paper does not provide a clear-sighted diagnosis for tackling regional inequalities.
Whitehall Monitor 2022
Major reform is needed for government to respond to crises like the pandemic while simultaneously delivering long-term policy goals.
Civil service cuts should be informed by proper workforce planning
Rhys Clyne says that the government should work out the skills and experience it need from the civil service