We are recruiting for a new events officer - do apply to come and join our brilliant team at the heart of Westminster! instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/caree…

This may be my favourite podcast I've recorded. I somehow get to attack overpromoted spads and almost bury industrial strategy before praising it. Hope you like it.

We are recruiting! Join the ⁦Institute for Government⁩’s excellent events team…

Waste, mismanagement and ‘big nasties’ blight UK public spending via Financial Times
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📢Application deadline for our next round of Institute for Government research internships is next week! We recently spoke to current interns Finn Baker, Callum Parris, Sameer Aiyar-Majeed, Jeremy Pattison, Darwin Kim, Briony Allen and Anna Whitehead about their experiences - highlights below⬇️

I’ve been listening back to some of our Expert Factor podcasts. Forgive the narcissism and self promotion, but they are genuinely really good. Especially the ones where Hannah White and Anand Menon are the experts and I’m quizzing them.

Do try this one and others.

Our new Institute for Government report reveals a third of regulators have not been scrutinised by parliament since 2019 - and that they are only usually called in once a problem hits the front pages.

Is this a problem? What should parliament do about it?🧵1/10

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Increasing defence spending will require even deeper cuts elsewhere, unless Rishi Sunak is willing to raise taxes – and cutting 70,000 civil service jobs will get nowhere close to delivering the savings needed argues ⁦Gemma Tetlow⁩ instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rishi-…

Brilliant Institute for Government explainer from ⁦Jonathan Jones⁩ on potential for challenges to the Rwanda bill… instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/explai…

This should be a cracking event on the eve of the local elections… instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/local-ma…

Today is the registration deadline for elections on 2 May. With many races underway the Institute for Government has all the details... 🧵

Great comment from new senior researcher on our Public Services team Cassia Rowland 👇 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/govern…

Just seen the left-hand chart doing the rounds on Twitter

Helpful reminder that starting points matter for time series. The chart on the right starts in 2009 and changes the story a bit!

Pretty bad practice from BBC - it was an active (and disingenuous) choice to start in 2013

EVENT: How can the parties improve ethical standards in government?

📅 Thursday 25 April

Join us as we discuss rebuilding trust in public life in the run up to the election with Tim Durrant Nick Thomas-Symonds MP Esther Webber and Jeremy Wright
instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/general-… #standardsinpubliclife

It’s time!!! We are recruiting for our next cohort of 6 research interns to start in September 2024 - it’s going to be a fascinating year to have a ringside view of Westminster - do apply (or forward to anyone who might like to…) instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/caree…

Great explainers on all the 2 May elections available via the new snazzy interactive map on the Institute for Government website 😁 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/local-election…

Labour plans to axe hereditary peers in UK House of Lords via Financial Times
on.ft.com/4ayOROd

🎧 A brilliant Institute for Government podcast for the weekend

Guest Ciaran Martin dials in to discuss the row over China’s alleged cyber attacks

Sachin Savur on ministers quitting

Thomas Pope grades Labour’s devo plans

With Hannah White & Dr Catherine Haddon

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