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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
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
Three things we learned from Rishi Sunak’s Liaison Committee appearance | Institute for Government How did the prime minister fare at his grilling by a committee of parliament’s senior MPs?
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
04/03/2024
Five things to look out for in the spring budget 2024
Five things to look out for in the spring budget 2024 | Institute for Government Institute for Government experts set out five things they will be looking out for in the budget.
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
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
🎙 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
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
SEND spending needs reform to stop local authorities going bust | Institute for Government Deficits in local authority education budgets need to be urgently addressed.
What did we learn from the IfG's Government 2024 annual conference?
Our director Dr Hannah White rounds up the discussions and speeches, and warns that both the Conservatives and Labour will need to spell out what their spending plans really mean https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/government-2024-conference-lookback
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
Parliamentary approval for military action | Institute for Government Do MPs get a say on whether the government takes military action?