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The 12th July is just over a month away and the lead up starts weeks before. If the UK government and NI executive don't get a grip on this asap it will roll into July, and escalate in Northern Ireland. This is a real test of leadership for both.
Watch or listen to the full event on our website www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/kemi-b...
The Institute for Government was pleased to welcome the Leader of the Opposition to give a keynote speech.www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
It's good government is confronting the long-known-about fiscal implications of its defence commitments. But across-the-board capital cuts would risk undermining the stability of capital investment, which has been a strength of the government's fiscal and economic policy. New comment from me here
Book launch: The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026
📅Thursday 25 June 2026, 18:30-19:30
The Brexit Effect, edited by Sir Anthony Seldon, is a collection of over 30 essays on the impact of the EU referendum. Join us as some of the contributors consider the continuing impact of that decision.
Yesterday Kemi Badenoch announced that a Conservative government would scrap the Public Sector Equality Duty.
@drhannahwhite.bsky.social asked the Leader of the Opposition what difference this would make for people and how it would address the problems in public services.
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Ben Paxton
PODCAST 🎙️Protests, politics and the killing of Henry Nowak
Danny Shaw joins us on Inside Briefing to discuss what was a fraught week for the police and for politics.
PLUS: The Mandelson files and the use of WhatsApp in Westminster:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...
What can ministers learn from their predecessors' work with the civil service?
Our paper draws on the IfG's Ministers Reflect archive to share lessons from former ministers on how to get the most out of working with the civil service:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
NEW | Salami-slicing capital budgets for defence is bad fiscal policy making
Raiding capital budgets in this way to pay for greater defence capability is the wrong approach, says @drbenpaxton.bsky.social
Read our latest comment piece here:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/slic...
NEW | Salami-slicing capital budgets for defence is bad fiscal policy making
Raiding capital budgets in this way to pay for greater defence capability is the wrong approach, says @drbenpaxton.bsky.social
Read our latest comment piece here:
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/slic...
We at @ifgacademy.bsky.social have the pleasure of supporting the current cohort of UKRI Policy Fellows via a training programme that sits alongside the fellowships, so we get to see how valuable the fellowships can be- do apply for the next cohort!
Institute for Government
The PM has commented on X (eyeroll) re. the violence in Belfast last night, calling them "shocking and completely unacceptable."
"There is no justification for the violence and disorder that we saw threatening our communities, nor for those who encouraged it, online or elsewhere." (cont.)
