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Institute for Government The leading think tank working to make government more effective.

The Institute for Government is the leading think tank working to make government more effective.

• We provide rigorous research and analysis, topical commentary and public events to explore the key challenges facing government.

• We offer a space for discussion and fresh thinking to help senior politicians and civil servants think differently and bring about change. The Institute for Governmen

t is a registered charity in England and Wales (No.1123926) with cross-party governance. Our main funder is the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts.

Don't miss our final   event on rebuilding the criminal justice system - we will be joined by Deputy Mayor Kate Green, C...
30/09/2025

Don't miss our final event on rebuilding the criminal justice system - we will be joined by Deputy Mayor Kate Green, Clare Moody, .bsky.social .bsky.social .bsky.social .bsky.social

Find us in Clyde Room, Arena Floor at 17:15 https://zurl.co/O52cg

Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearanceStuart Hoddinott and Finn Baker watched on as the...
27/03/2024

Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearance

Stuart Hoddinott and Finn Baker watched on as the prime minister faced questioning on the government’s spending plans

How did the prime minister fare at his grilling by a committee of parliament’s senior MPs?

04/03/2024

EVENT: Without radical reform of the centre of government, whoever wins the next election will repeat the failures of previous administrations.

Join us online on Monday 11 March to hear our recommendations for reform - with the Rt Hon Sir Gordon Brown and the Rt Hon Sir John Major

Five things to look out for in the spring budget 2024
04/03/2024

Five things to look out for in the spring budget 2024

Institute for Government experts set out five things they will be looking out for in the budget.

Our Data Bites event series returns on Monday 26 February, 18:00! 📅This month's Data Bites is a smart data special, feat...
29/01/2024

Our Data Bites event series returns on Monday 26 February, 18:00! 📅

This month's Data Bites is a smart data special, featuring presentations by:

Joe Cuddeford, Director at Smart Data Research UK
Frank Gauld, Chief Executive Officer at Smart Data Foundry
Ben Goldacre, Director at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Professor Gina Neff, Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy

Register now to join us in person or online https://zurl.co/EVVh

29/01/2024

Is old school misinformation more of a threat than generative AI?

BBC Newscast's Adam Fleming joined us for a special live recording of The Expert Factor , with Dr Hannah White from the IfG, Anand Menon from UK in a Changing Europe and Paul Johnson Institute for Fiscal Studies https://zurl.co/JARR

29/01/2024

🎙 Has Sunak lost the plot?

On this week's Inside Briefing, Geri Scott, senior political correspondent at The Times joined the podcast team to discuss the latest chapter in the Conservative Party psychodrama.

Plus: Everything you need to know about the civil service. The IfG’s annual stocktake into the size, shape and performance of Whitehall was launched last week: https://zurl.co/DG0H

Plus: Is the Treasury guilty of orthodox thinking? A new IfG report tests out the complaints of Liz Truss and her allies: https://zurl.co/4UBa

Listen here: https://zurl.co/Vx2Z

SEND spending needs reform to stop local authorities going bustLocal authorities are experiencing financial pressures fo...
29/01/2024

SEND spending needs reform to stop local authorities going bust

Local authorities are experiencing financial pressures for a range of reasons, but deficits in education budgets are not making they headlines they should https://zurl.co/lgx1

Deficits in local authority education budgets need to be urgently addressed.

Rishi Sunak will today address MPs about strikes on Houthis in Yemen. But do MPs get a say on whether the government tak...
15/01/2024

Rishi Sunak will today address MPs about strikes on Houthis in Yemen.

But do MPs get a say on whether the government takes military action? Here's what you need to know

Do MPs get a say on whether the government takes military action?

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