Civil service
Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 2: The transition
Episode two of our series takes a closer look at what happened in the first weeks and months of the mid-term premierships from Major to Sunak.
Five tips for Labour’s new special advisers
How can spads in the Burnham government get things done?
Mid-term prime ministers – Episode 1: Preparing for change
Special guests Lord O'Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case and others share the behind the scenes of the preparation for an incoming PM.
Mid-term prime ministers: Transitions of power between elections
In this three-part series, the IfG takes you behind the scenes of the mid-term changes of prime minister from John Major to Rishi Sunak.
Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’
Platitudes and generalisms serve no one: we need an honest conversation about trust.
Demolishing DSIT risks losing focus, expertise and coordination
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology made sense.
He wants to be adored – Burnham’s people-pleasing policy debut
The Manchester Mill's Joshi Herrmann joins the podcast team to explore Andy Burnham's first week as prime minister.
The next prime minister: How can Andy Burnham hit the ground running?
A 25-point plan for Andy Burnham as he succeeds Keir Starmer in No.10.
Government communications as a guardian of public trust
Steph Driver, former No.10 director of communications, explores how the media ecosystem has evolved, and how government can tackle low public trust.
Making press releases more political won’t improve how government communicates
A better approach to policy making is the best way to strengthen government communications.