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Moving on: the cost of high staff turnover in the civil service
Excessive staff turnover in the civil service is costing the government up to £74 million a year
Immigration: picking the low-hanging fruits
Opinion surveys consistently show that the British public is overwhelmingly hostile to immigration. This widespread hostility actively
Setting the record straight: how record employment has changed the UK
On the eve of the global financial crisis, the UK’s employment rate was 73.0 per cent. A
All immigration is local
The SMF ‘All Immigration is Local’ report has found that local pressures due to immigration could be
Winter is coming. HealthTech is here
Winter is coming. HealthTech is here examined how innovation and technology could help alleviate pressures and provide
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FEPS-Fabian New Year Conference 2019: Brexit and Beyond
The 2019 FEPS-Fabian New Year Conference takes place just two months before the UK is due to
Whitehall Monitor 2019 launch
The Institute for Government invites you to the launch of Whitehall Monitor 2019, our annual report on the
Influenza Preparedness Stakeholder Conference on the Centenary of the 1918 Pandemic
100 years ago, a influenza virus pandemic stunned the world, killing over 50 million people worldwide. The
Drink Tank with Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
Bright Blue drink tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
Ukraine: 5 Years on from Maidan
In January 2014, Ukraine’s then-President Victor Yanukovych passed a series of ‘anti-protest’ laws to quash growing unrest
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