This report from UK think tank PolicyWISE looks at devolution in the English regions. This report discusses of the findings of PolicyWISE’s roundtable in April 2025’s in Manchester which explored devolution in English regions, using Manchester as a case study. Digital infrastructure and data collection across regions was highlighted as a barrier to ongoing research...

This report from UK think tank Localis examines reorganisation, local government and the future of English devolution. The English Devolution white paper, published in December 2024, set in motion a chain of events raising a series of fundamental questions about the arguments underpinning it. In this short report from Emeritus Professors of local government, Colin...

This report from UK think tank PolicyWISE looks at how the new Council of the Nations and Regions can improve relationships and working practices between the UK government and devolved powers. In this report, PolicyWISE and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy identify ways that the Council of the Nations and Regions, set up in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government presents a draft Bill designed to improve the management, functioning and oversight of the civil service. Since our foundation, the Institute for Government has argued for improved accountability in government and researched ways to achieve it. In recent years we have led calls for a...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at why reviews are commissioned and how they have been set up and run. This report looks at why reviews are commissioned and how they have been set up and run. It then makes recommendations for reviewers and officials on how to run a...

This report from UK think tank The Constitution Unit sets out possible reforms to the ways in which Northern Ireland’s devolved government works. Over a quarter of a century since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998, Northern Ireland is rightly celebrated around the world as offering a model for how to build...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit provides a concise overview of the current situation and possible reforms in 31 areas. The Labour government came to power in 2024 proposing constitutional reforms in a number of areas. This followed a decade which often saw debates about constitutional topics arise. Some of the government's...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs examines democratic innovations across the world and how they could be implemented in a Welsh context. Our new report, Fostering Democratic Innovations in Wales, produced in collaboration with Aberystwyth University and the Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, examines democratic innovations put into practice...

This report from UK think tank IPPR puts forward policy approaches to improve turnout and reduce inequality at UK general elections. Elections are the defining feature of modern democracy. They are the process by which we express a desired future en masse. It is the mass dimension that matters most; it is the mass dimension...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Welsh Affairs explores the concept of mission-driven government in the Welsh devolved context. Wales faces a systemic and wicked set of challenges. This major new IWA report seeks to inform how we can set up devolved government to tackle them, and bring about a brighter future....

This report from UK think tank Civitas diagnoses what has gone wrong with the Church of England in recent years, and makes the case for returning to what works. The parish church has been a foundational part of cultural life in England for hundreds of years. England’s 12,500 parish churches are ‘treasure houses’ of national...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government focuses on the five key priorities for the incoming cabinet secretary. Cabinet secretary is a unique job. The postholder must be at once totally loyal to the government of the day while representing the continuity of the state beyond any single administration. They must warn...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit aims to help MPs navigate their core constitutional functions. MPs hold a huge and important job, and one which is central to the UK’s constitutional system. But they also have busy lives and numerous pressing demands on their time, which can make it easy to lose...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation argues that overcoming falling levels of trust will require rethinking how we understand the concept. Trust in government is at a historic low. In this paper, Steve van Riel argues that overcoming falling levels of trust will require rethinking how we understand the concept. He...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how harnessing public disapproval can enable collective action against corruption. Nigeria’s corruption challenges are central to the country’s struggles with insecurity, inequality and inadequate provision of public goods and services. Tackling corrupt activities is made more difficult by their interdependence. The misappropriation of public funds...