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In a sea of ministerial turnover, Nick Gibb has been a rare island of stability. Among the 10 education secretaries since 2010 (and eight since 2018) Gibb was a near ever-present at the department as minister of state. It is perhaps no coincidence that schools in England have been one…

NHS, schools, courts and prisons face ‘doom loop’ on current spending plans, says Institute for Government

Institute for Government says ‘crumbling’ services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010

Britain’s crumbling public services could deteriorate further if current spending plans are followed, the Institute for Government said.

Exclusive: IfG says sums raised ‘unlikely to be transformative’ and there is little public appetite

That was weird. Five days short of the one-year anniversary of her disastrous ‘mini-Budget’, Liz Truss stood behind a podium at the Institute for Government (IfG) and blamed all her problems on other people.

Two reports by influential think tanks have been critical of efforts to address regional inequalities.

Directly-elected Police and Crime Commissioners could also be scrapped

A study by the Institute For Government and Public First said not enough data has been published about the ‘advice and guidance’ referral system.

Treasury’s reticence to sharing analysis ‘contributed to decision-making becoming a tug of war’

The Institute for Government said the Treasury’s unwillingness to share analysis undermined Government decision-making in response to the pandemic.