Our event on civil service talent will be starting shortly.

Watch the livestream and submit your questions for our panel 📺❓ instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-se…

Looking forward to this - starting soon with a brilliant line up.

Will be tweeting a few highlights from the discussion here...

TODAY: How can the civil service recruit and retain top talent?

📅 Tuesday 7 May, 15:30

Join us live in just under an hour to hear from Department for Business and Trade Cabinet Office Department for Science, Innovation and Technology perm secs Cat Little, Sarah Munby and Gareth Davies instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-se…

PODCAST 🎙️ 'The last time we did industrial strategy really well was during the Second World War'

Why should voters care about the government’s industrial strategy? ICYMI Giles Wilkes joins Hannah White Paul Johnson to discuss on the latest Expert Factor instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/expert…

The next general election will be held closer to the point at which government departments’ budgets expire than at any time in over 40 years.

Our report warns that the next government must hold an urgent spending review before a budget 'cliff edge' instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/wh…

EVENT: General election campaigns can be won or lost on the success of a communications strategy.

So what can Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer learn from previous campaigns? Join us on Wednesday 8 May with Anushka Asthana Lee Cain James Schneider Katy Searle instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/general-…

Do you have experience in running events? We are looking for an Events Officer to join our busy communications team and help support the design and co-ordination of our events programme.

Applications close on Thursday 23 May – find out more instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/caree…

Good evening, here to remind you all that it is up to the government to make time for motions of no confidence to be debated and voted on in the Commons, and conventionally governments are only expected to make time for motions of no confidence tabled by the official opposition.

Does London need a new devolution deal?

📆Ahead of the local and mayoral elections last week, we explored whether more powers should be devolved to London.

💻Watch or listen back to our event from last week on our website:

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/london-n…

Keynote speech: Lucy Powell MP, Shadow Leader of the Commons

🗓️ Tuesday 14 May, 12:30–13:30

Join us in person or online when Lucy Powell MP will discuss how a Labour government would approach parliament, the legislative process, and the role of MPs

📆 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/lucy-pow…

'You get all the stories about the silver salvers and the champagne at the lunchtime meetings [...]' - Emma Peplow History Of Parliament looks back at how the Whips' Office has evolved over the decades at our event last week.

💻Catch up on the panel discussion here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/dark-art…

EVENT: The success of the civil service has depended on the recruitment and retention of exceptional individuals.

But is enough being done to recruit the best outside talent?

Join us Tuesday 7 May with perm secs Cat Little, Sarah Munby and Gareth Davies

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-se…

🎧Why should voters care about the government’s industrial strategy?

On this week's Expert Factor, Giles Wilkes joins Paul Johnson, Hannah White and Anand Menon to discuss the importance of industrial strategy, and its role in an election campaign.

🎧 instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/expert…

'The more local results differ from what might be expected in a national election, the easier it is to make the case that the local accountability model is working.'

📝Read our latest comment piece from Jill Rutter
Jill Rutter

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mayora…

Following the declaration of the areas across London showing the re-election of Sadiq Khan, an update to the Institute for Government mayoralty map. For further updates go to instituteforgovernment.org.uk/local-election…

Burnham's highest share of the vote was 72% in Manchester and was lowest at 49% in Oldham! Thanks to Greater Manchester Elects for uploading the local authority results so quickly.

While we wait on the final result for the West Midlands, this has been a big day; almost 50% of England's population now have a metro mayor.

Briony Allen has a rundown of all the Institute for Government analysis of the mayoral election results

Institute for Government Millie Mitchell Matthew Fright Labour's Sadiq Khan has won his third term as mayor of London (the first three-term London mayor!) with 44% of the vote.

'They're the ones that are planning the reshuffles months, months in advance'

Chris White joined Tim Durrant last week as part of a panel discussion looking at the role of the Whips' Office

💻 Watch or listen back to the event here: instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/dark-art…

📝Andrew Mitchell’s new job title doesn’t resolve how to best scrutinise Lords ministers like David Cameron

Current arrangements to scrutinise ministers in the House of Lords may not be sustainable, writes Tim Durrant

instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andrew…