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- On Thursday 7 May, voters across Scotland, Wales and England head to the polls in a major set of local and devolved elections. Follow our elections 2026 page for our analysis on why these elections matter www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-work/top...
- The government needs to set out how it will achieve its vision of a modern digital state Digital transformation has not needed a new vision. It has needed a better plan www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/digi...
- Improving transport connectivity is one of the central policy objectives of mayors across England. So what approaches have been tried – and what lessons can mayors and strategic authorities learn from each other? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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- The House of Lords should catch up with the Commons on disciplinary procedures. But legislation to remove peerages must be tightly drawn. Getting it right is more important than passing it urgently, says @drhannahwhite.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/pete...
- The government is wrong to ditch plans for the Audit and Reporting Governance Authority www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/audi...
- How does the UK government's national security vetting system work? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/go...
- Parliament should pass legislation to make the removal of peerages more straightforward. But getting such legislation right is more important than passing it urgently www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/pete...
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- The Office for Nuclear Regulation is the UK’s independent regulator of the civil nuclear industry. But what exactly does it do? @howesdaniel.bsky.social and @drmatthewgill.bsky.social tell us more in our latest explainer www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/of...
- EVENT | Ahead of the seventh election to Senedd Cymru, join us on Monday 2 March for an in conversation with @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social. The Leader of Plaid Cymru will discuss his plan for government and Plaid Cymru’s vision for the future of Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
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- The Peter Mandelson case shows the House of Lords needs an independent disciplinary system It is past time the House of Lords removes its own right to sit in judgment on peers who break its code of conduct, says @drhannahwhite.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/pete...
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- Plans to overhaul the regulation of audit and financial reporting have long been in development and command a broad consensus. Abandoning them reflects poor prioritisation www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/audi...
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- EVENT | In conversation with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Leader of Plaid Cymru 📆 Mon 2 March, 12:30–13:30 Join us to hear @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social discuss the 2026 Senedd election, his plan for government, and @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s vision for Wales www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/rhun-a...
- Labour has set itself the mission of markedly raising the UK’s growth rate. In our latest report, @gilesyb.bsky.social says the government is right to be ambitious – and explores what the centre can do to design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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- The government is wrong to ditch plans for the Audit and Reporting Governance Authority Ministers have not set out a convincing rationale for scrapping the ARGA project, says @drmatthewgill.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/audi...
- The new ‘roadmap for modern digital government’ points to an appealing future but fails to adequately set out the path or address the barriers to getting there www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/digi...
- "You're asking them to make a really big, complicated, political, economic calculus about where their diminishing political capital should go. You can't do that with three or four people." ICYMI @gilesyb.bsky.social discussed how the centre can design better growth policy on Inside Briefing.
- Lord Forsyth of Drumlean has taken over the role as Lord Speaker. So what does the Lord Speaker do? Read our explainer to find out more about the role and how it is elected www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/lo...
- Labour should introduce the alternative vote system for mayoral elections Multi-party politics makes the AV the best choice, say @akashpaun.bsky.social and @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayo...
- NEW | Improving transport connectivity is one of the central policy objectives of mayors across England. So what approaches have been tried – and what lessons can mayors and strategic authorities learn from each other? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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- Labour has set itself the mission of markedly raising the UK’s growth rate. In our latest report, @gilesyb.bsky.social says the government is right to be ambitious – and explores what the centre can do to design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- The government is legislating to return mayoral elections to the supplementary vote (SV) system. SV is better than first past the post. But the new political landscape means they should move instead to the alternative vote system www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayo...
- PODCAST 🎙️ Growth strategy pains, trains and regional deals @soumayakeynes.ft.com joins @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @gilesyb.bsky.social to discuss how the centre can design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...
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- NEW | How devolution can improve transport connectivity Our latest DevoLab briefing sets out three case studies showing how mayoral strategic authorities are ideally placed to help tackle England’s transport challenges www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- The government has published its long-awaited police reform white paper. @cassiarowland.bsky.social says there is much to welcome in the paper, but it risks making police prioritisation and accountability too removed from local areas www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/poli...
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- The organisation of the leadership of government holds many of the answers to growth. Our report sets out how the centre can be reformed to better equip it to take tough choices on growth. Read the full report from @gilesyb.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- Labour should introduce the alternative vote system for mayoral elections AV should have been the system from the start – but political fragmentation now makes it essential, say @akashpaun.bsky.social and @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayo...
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- A new national police force is the right move, but the case for merging local forces is much weaker @cassiarowland.bsky.social gives her verdict on the home secretary's proposals on police reform www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/poli...
- Starting in 10 minutes - join us live as we explore the abolition of NHS England. Submit your questions via our Slido www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
- TODAY | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England? Join our webinar at 12:30 with @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @njdavies.bsky.social exploring how the government can get the reform process right www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
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- On Thursday, 7 May, local elections will take place in many parts of England. So where will these elections take place? Where have local elections been postponed? And why do these elections matter? Here's everything you need to know www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/lo...
- TODAY | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England? Join our webinar at 12:30 with @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social @njdavies.bsky.social exploring how the government can get the reform process right www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
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- NEW | Why does the UK struggle with growth? Our latest report from @gilesyb.bsky.social explores how the centre of government can design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- TOMORROW | How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England? Join our webinar on Thursday 29 January, 12:30, with Mark Dayan and Sarah Reed @nuffieldtrust.org.uk, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and @njdavies.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...
- NEW | The organisation of the leadership of government holds many of the answers to growth. Our report sets out how the centre can be reformed to better equip it to take tough choices on growth. Read the full report from @gilesyb.bsky.social l www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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- The UK needs a robust growth strategy and stronger No.10 to kick-start the economy, says @gilesyb.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/grow...
- IfG DevoLab #4: How can mayors increase the supply of affordable homes? Join us in 📍Manchester to explore how mayors and local leaders can use devolved powers to increase the supply of affordable homes. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/devola...
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- NEW | Labour has set itself the mission of markedly raising the UK’s growth rate. In our latest report, @gilesyb.bsky.social says the government is right to be ambitious – and explores what the centre can do to design better growth policy www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- The government needs to set out how it will achieve its vision of a modern digital state Digital transformation has not needed a new vision. It has needed a better plan, says @hcdunlop.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/digi...
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- Don't miss our event on Thursday exploring how the government can make a success of the abolition of NHS England. In the meantime, check out our report on the five key factors in whether the process will be a success www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
- One year on: the impact of Donald Trump on British politics and policy UK politicians are constantly reacting to – or taking their lead from – the US president. The latest comment by @jillongovt.bsky.social is out www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/trum...
- To create the conditions for government to deliver, Keir Starmer must to convince a sceptical public that government can deliver change. @drhannahwhite.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/keir...
- Government taskforces are not a long-term solution for the problems facing the state Darren Jones needs a plan for long-term reforms, as well as short-term delivery, says @hannahkeenan.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
- Legal rights are a much-relied-upon safeguard in the SEND system, but they can complicate efforts to make education more inclusive. The government must acknowledge and carefully navigate that tension with parents and other stakeholders www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/gove...
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- Report ||| Whitehall Monitor 2026 Labour entered office a year and a half year ago with a mission to change government. It would be hard to say the civil service at the close of 2025 is meaningfully different – let alone ‘rewired’ There is much to do in the year ahead.
- Trial and error?: The impact of restricting jury trials on court demand The government’s reforms – particularly judge-only trials – will unlock only relatively modest reductions in demand given the scale of institutional upheaval. It should focus instead on reversing productivity declines.
