Public services
The feeling's mutual
Let's not let a romantic view of mutuals mask the tough choices this agenda demands.
Business plans shift responsibilities for outcomes away from ministers
Despite claims of a "power shift" from Whitehall to individuals and communities, 10 Downing Street and the centre are not relinquishing control..
What to make of the Spending Review speech?
If there was a 'handbook of successful international deficit reductions', how would the Chancellor’s speech stack up against its recommendations?
Just how Big is the Big Society?
Some emerging insights about the implications of the Big Society as explored in our recent Big Society Public Services seminar series.
Read Before Burning
Our recommendations for increasing the effectiveness and accountability of arm's-length bodies.
Q. When is an agency not an agency?
A: When like the Environment Agency, it's an executive non-departmental public body.
Transformation in the Ministry of Justice
The Institute for Government's interim 2010 report on the Ministry of Justice's 'Transforming Justice' programme.