Civil service
The state of the civil service: location, grade, pay and morale
The final webinar in our three-part series focusing on the findings of Whitehall Monitor 2025.
Five things we learned from Keir Starmer’s speech on reforming the state
What did the prime minister reveal about his plan for how government should work?
Keir Starmer rewires the state: An interview with the prime minister
Keir Starmer joins us on Inside Briefing for an exclusive interview with IfG director Hannah White.
Keir Starmer highlights his personal commitment to civil service reform
The prime minister explains his reform plans, from abolishing NHS England to reshaping the civil service.
What is Keir Starmer’s new plan for government reform?
Expert IfG analysis of the prime minister’s big speech on reforming the state.
The state of the civil service: recruitment and turnover
The second webinar in a three-part series focusing on the findings of Whitehall Monitor 2025.
One year on: a progress report on the IfG’s Commission on the Centre of Government
Which of the IfG's seven recommendations have been enacted by Keir Starmer's government?
Pat McFadden is right: the civil service needs to lose poor performers
It is time to introduce regular civil service compulsory redundancy rounds.
Sir Chris Wormald must not shy away from ambitious civil service reform
The civil service must act on the challenges it faces.
The end of the civil service generalist is welcome
Whitehall is moving away from an outdated concept of the ‘policy generalist’.