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Published: 04 December 2018
There are no fixed rules in the UK for when a referendum should take place.
Referendums are held on an ad hoc basis, as and when Parliament decides. There have only ever been three UK-wide referendums: in 1975 and 2016 on EEC/EU membership, and in 2011 on electoral reform. There have been many... more
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Project
Published: 06 December 2018
After decades of cross-party consensus about outsourcing the delivery of public services to the private sector, the viability of this model is now under question.
There is a growing debate on the extent to which the state should rely on private providers for providing public services,... more
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Publication
Published: 07 December 2018
The Prime Minister is hoping to secure the support of Parliament for her Withdrawal Agreement in the coming weeks. If she succeeds, winning the ‘meaningful vote’ on her deal, that will only mark the start of a contentious process to implement the deal in legislation. Parliament will be under... more
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Event
Published: 07 December 2018
The Institute for Government brought together leading parliamentarians and political figures to ask what happens next for Brexit.
We were joined by:
Hilary Benn MP, Chair of the Committee on Exiting the European Union
Stella Creasy MP
Daniel Moylan, Brexit campaigner and former adviser... more
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Published: 10 December 2018
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Published: 10 December 2018
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News
Published: 12 December 2018
Government spends £284bn – almost one-third of its total expenditure – with external suppliers, finds a new report by the Institute for Government. Given its scale, government procurement could not easily be abandoned even if politicians wanted.
Published today, Government procurement: the... more
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Published: 10 December 2018
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Published: 10 December 2018
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Published: 10 December 2018
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