Ministers
Lessons from past policy making successes: workers’ rights
What the government can learn from the National Minimum Wage for its Employment Rights Bill.
Sue Gray’s departure is not a quick fix for the centre of government
It is time for the prime minister to radically reform the centre of government.
Parliament returns: Will the government take scrutiny seriously?
Labour's promise of a new approach to parliamentary scrutiny is about to be tested.
How can ministers bring external support into departments?
There are other individuals, beside officials, who can be brought in to help ministers.
Five things we learned from the Conservative Party Conference 2024
What is the Conservative Party thinking about net zero, devolution, Brexit, public services and the civil service?
Raising standards in public life: the case for legislation – and soon
It takes more than warm words to overhaul ethics and standards in public life.
What gifts can MPs and ministers accept from donors?
What gifts do MPs have to declare, and are the rules different for ministers?
Five steps the government must take to deliver its five missions
Labour says it will operate as a ‘mission-driven government’
Five ways for Keir Starmer to fix the centre of government
The prime minister's first three months have not been plain sailing.
Seven things we learned from the Labour Party Conference 2024
From policy announcements to political positioning, the Labour conference in Liverpool was followed closely by the IfG team.