This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the main challenge to the monarchy in the threat to the union. The main challenge to the monarchy lies in the threat to the union, says a new guest paper for the Institute for Government and Bennett Institute’s joint review of the UK’s...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government calls on the government to empower parliament and allow it to properly scrutinise legislation. This Institute for Government/Bennett Institute report calls on the government to empower parliament and allow it to properly scrutinise legislation, provide a check on executive action and maintain balance in the...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at legislation around data sharing and unintended consequences.  The response to the coronavirus pandemic brought data to the heart of government decision making like never before – but what lessons does government need to learn about data sharing from the experience? This paper summarises...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how the Cabinet Office can give government departments guidance and support on D&I plans. In February 2022 the Cabinet Office published a new diversity and inclusion strategy for the civil service. Drawing on private roundtables and interviews with key figures from public sector...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how to strengthen the civil service through external recruitment. The civil service’s ability to deliver ministers’ priorities is being hurt by its failure to attract, retain and properly use the skills of external recruits. This report calls on ministers and civil servants to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at predictions public services will be performing worse in 2025 than on the eve of the pandemic. Jeremy Hunt’s spending settlement is likely to leave most public services performing worse in 2025 than on the eve of the pandemic – when performance levels were...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government sets out a competent, calm and consistent plan for a growth agenda. Rishi Sunak should reject any “dash for growth” and instead “hard-code” into his government a growth agenda robust enough for difficult times. This paper, written by former No.10 adviser Giles Wilkes, says Sunak...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the erratic evolution of the British constitution since 1997. MPs and ministers must do more to protect and bolster the checks and balances that uphold the UK constitution – or risk damaging public trust in the governance of the UK and core democratic...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the UK’s complex ecosystem of institutions, individuals and organisations that uphold the constitution. MPs and ministers must do more to protect and bolster the checks and balances that uphold the UK constitution – or risk damaging public trust in the governance of the...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how best to slim down and save money in the civil service. This paper sets out the six steps government can take which would cut the civil service and save money, while not damaging skills and capability. It welcomes Rishi Sunak’s decision to...