What is meant by “retrospective” legislation, and can it ever be acceptable?

Andy Burnham and Lousie Haigh have an uphill battle to overcome taskforce scepticism.

Ministers and officials should accept that judicial review improves policy.

Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government.

Podcast Episode · Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government · 20 August · 37min

Episode two of our series takes a closer look at what happened in the first weeks and months of the mid-term premierships from Major to Sunak.

Special guests Lord O'Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case and others share the behind the scenes of the preparation for an incoming PM.

Special guests Lord O'Donnell, Mark Sedwill, Helen MacNamara, Simon Case and others share the behind the scenes of the preparation for an incoming PM.

Platitudes and generalisms serve no one: we need an honest conversation about trust.

The government has asked departments to show how they can support its new procurement reforms.

The Treasury needs to take the lead on how we adapt to the heat.

What do Andy Burnham’s cabinet choices reveal about the priorities and direction of his new government?

Andy Burnham should be prepared to redistribute power in Parliament.

A rare and exciting opportunity to become a core member of the Institute for Government’s newly restructured senior team.

Prospective Labour prime minister could take office as soon as July 20

A practical guide to improve the design and delivery of digital transformation programmes in public services.

Labour’s opponents are demanding that the next prime minister call an early general election.

Labour’s opponents are demanding that the next prime minister call an early general election.

An overwhelmed 10 Downing Street could be improved by creating No.10 North.

Andy Burnham needs to be ruthless with his time and priorities in his preparations for power

When he took over as Prime Minister in June 2007, Gordon Brown had been thinking about the job for over a decade and planning the succession for ma...

All new prime ministers face huge practical challenges of being head of government.

What is a transition of government?