Working to make government more effective
Working to make government more effective
What can this government learn from the joined-up policy approaches of the last Labour government?
Missions require more than just a “lift and shift” of previous government approaches
With white paper imminent, Institute for Government urges ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisions.
Learning from the last Labour government can help Keir Starmer reduce school absence.
Former HMRC chair Edward Troup looks at the impact of the 2005 O’Donnell reforms.
What the government can learn from past anti-smoking legislation for its 'smokefree generation' commitment.
An expert panel explore the use of government reviews – and when they do, or don’t, succeed.
What can the government learn from the coalition's development of the UK’s offshore wind sector?
Sheffield can be a "test and learn pioneer" at the heart of the government's plans to rewire the civil service.
What the government can learn from the National Minimum Wage for its Employment Rights Bill.
Poor data infrastructure and a lack of agreement on evaluation could hold back otherwise promising AI innovations in government.
Tackling homelessness is a difficult challenge – but there are ways to succeed.
The national minimum wage is a case study in how to effectively design and deliver policy.
Passing legislation to introduce same-sex marriage marked an important step in addressing the UK’s past legal discrimination against same-sex couples.
What can this and future governments learn from the UK's successes in offshore wind policy in the 2010s?
Same-sex marriage legislation, passed 10 years ago today, was a masterclass in building consensus for a contentious policy.
Governments are increasingly using behavioural insights to design, enhance and reassess their policies and services.
Getting government focused on delivering long-term change.
An in-depth examination of the ambitious government project to simplify the welfare system.
Analysing the experiences of four different organisations that endured serious failures, but managed to successfully return to providing good services
Report to develop thinking on what can be done to increase UK-wide evidence exchange and policy learning.
This report – based on our observations during a recent visit to Maryland – looks at the evolution of the ‘Stat’ model in Maryland.
How can heads of government effectively turn election pledges and policy proposals into real changes on the ground?
This report focuses on how to improve the implementation of social justice policy and identifies eleven lessons for ministers and officials.
The Making the Games report tells the story of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It examines the factors behind the success of London 2012
An in-depth look at the development of the National Planning Policy Framework and how other governments have tried to open up policy making.
This report looks at what we can learn from policy successes.
Sir Andrew Cahn writes the first in our new InsideOut series.
Our new report explores how behaviour change theory can help meet current policy challenges.