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The benefits of transparency
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer should commit to a more transparent approach to government if they win the next general election.
Whitehall Monitor 2024
Our annual, data-based assessment of the UK civil service, how it has changed and performed over the past year, and its priorities for the future.
Treasury ‘orthodoxy’
The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.
General election: access talks
Access talks can be a vital part of preparation for government.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Methodology
The methodology underpinning the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2024.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Conclusion
The key lessons to take from Whitehall Monitor 2024.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Part 2
Recommendations for civil service reform covering the workforce, ministers, the centre of government, policy making, digital and AI, and resilience.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Part 1
Analysis of how the civil service continued to change in 2023 - including its size, structure, turnover and budgets.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Foreword
Introducing the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2024.
Preparing for government
Rishi Sunak has to call a general election by 17 December.