This paper summarises a roundtable discussion bringing together different parts of government working on resettlement schemes.

The system of upholding standards in public life remains an ongoing process.

A new data drop has revealed the size, shape and pay of this government’s special adviser cohort.

The government needs to learn the lessons of past crises.

As potentially career-wrecking disasters lurk at every turn, ministers should spend more time learning how to handle a crisis

John Major was one of many speakers during a thought-provoking day at the IfG.

Sir John Major and Doug Chalmers join us to explore how ethical standards can be upheld in the future.

Lucy Frazer and James Purnell will join us to explore what ministers need to do to succeed in government.

Reform should rethink its plans to copy the DOGE approach.

The immigration white paper makes it less likely that the government will improve performance in adult social care.

An annual Migration Plan would allow the government to move on from the incoherent way immigration policy has been made in the past.

Keir Starmer’s defence spending decisions leaves Foreign Office leaders facing tough choices about the international aid budget.

New legislation to regulate procurement spending is welcome.

Interviews with former ministers on the realities of the role and how to be effective in government.

It is unclear if the government fully understand how ministers’ actions look to its external critics.

The Cabinet Office’s next data release will give us the first clues of what the Labour spad cohort looks like.

Margaret Hodge discusses being the first ever children’s minister, her struggles with civil servants and the lessons she learnt chairing the PAC.

Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed second reading on 29 November by a wider than expected margin, 330–275.

Find out details of all ministerial roles held by an individual.

Interviews with former ministers on the realities of the role and how to be effective in government.

The CSPL is well-placed to support Keir Starmer's promise of a "politics of service".