This report from UK think tank Re:State provides a series of ready to implement productsthat can be used to rewire Whitehall. Re:State’s A New Civil Service Performance Management Policy argues that Whitehall’s approach to managing performance is too weak at dealing with persistent underperformance. Drawing on departmental policies obtained through FOI requests and Re:State’s 2025...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit focuses on protecting the constitution. The tumultuous past decade in UK politics has demonstrated the need to better protect the constitution. This new report makes 28 recommendations across seven topic areas for how to safeguard the UK constitution and protect the integrity of our democracy. Many...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust examines the new Cabinet's education backgrounds. Andy Burnham is the new Prime Minister, and he has now appointed his cabinet. Here we look at their education backgrounds. At 72%, the majority of the new cabinet went to state comprehensives. 24% attended private schools. This new cabinet...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores restoring the country’s human capital through state–civil society cooperation. Ukraine’s wartime resilience is due in no small part to its ‘whole-of-society’ model of defence – which requires a high level of mobilization among citizens, local community leaders, philanthropic organizations and the private sector. Civil society stands...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit proposes legislative and other changes to make the Intelligence and Security committee more effective. The Intelligence and Security Committee – the joint parliamentary committee that oversees the intelligence community – has too often been constrained and obstructed in its activities and investigations. This new report, by...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit guides backbench MPs on how to achieve procedural change. Reforming how the House of Commons operates can be difficult, and even daunting, for those MPs who want to change the system. However, such reform is achievable, and past campaigns have accomplished it in multiple areas. This...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit calls for a debate on more effective politics in Northern Ireland. It has long been argued in Northern Ireland that the devolved institutions are failing to deliver effective public policy and services. In recent months, this criticism has intensified. This report, the fourth of this project...

This report from UK think tank Re:State summarises the current Code and then provides a full, new draft Code to replace the existing one. Criticisms of the Civil Service are a seemingly permanent feature of our politics, with government after government promising to drive ahead with reforms to tackle a Whitehall machine that is too...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI explores how democratic innovation can help renew trust and legitimacy in the UK’s democratic system This policy working paper explores how democratic innovation can help renew trust, participation, and legitimacy in the UK’s democratic system. Building on earlier LPIP Hub work on social value and community-centred innovation, it...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines the legal foundations and practical routes to prosecution. Many states now have laws that criminalize cyber activity such as online fraud and hacking. But cyber means can also be used to facilitate or commit the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression....