The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So ho...
Rewiring the civil service: What can the UK learn from the rest of the world?
As Sir Chris Wormald starts his new job as cabinet secretary, two panels – one from Singapore – brought together civil service leaders from other countries to explore how they approached the job and what the UK could learn from their experiences.
Speaking at the IfG:
Pamela Dow, Chief Operating Officer at Civic Future and a former UK civil servant
Leslie Evans, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government 2015-2021
Martin Fraser, Ambassador of Ireland to the UK, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach 2011–22
Chaired by Alex Thomas, IfG programme director
And with an expert panel at the Global Government Summit in Singapore:
Heather Baggott, Deputy Public Service Commissioner, Public Service Commission, New Zealand
Siobhan Benita, Global Government Forum Chair
Lord Gus O’Donnell, UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011
Taimar Peterkop, Secretary of State, Government Office, Estonia
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The devolution revolution: What next for England’s mayors?
Two of England’s elected mayors join an expert panel to explore how well mayors are working with central government – and what powers they need.
Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley
Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands
Chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
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How to fix local government?
Local government has faced huge financial pressures, leaving residents across England struggling to access services. Featuring presentations from council leaders, this panel explored what can be done to turn around performance.
Presentations from:
Jenny Rowlands, Chief Executive of Camden Council
Claire Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Sheffield City Council
Panel:
Hilary Cottam, author, innovator and change maker and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose at UCL
Florence Eshalomi MP, Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Jim McMahon MP, Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)
Chaired by Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.
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How to embed a mission-led approach in the spending review
As the spending review approaches, IfG experts – along with senior fellow Sam Freedman – explored how the government can best use its missions – and milestones – to shape its spending choices.
Nehal Davison, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
Cassia Rowland, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
Chaired by Gemma Tetlow, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government.
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Daisy Cooper MP: A keynote speech by the Liberal Democrat deputy leader
No other party leader enjoyed themselves as much as Ed Davey did during the 2024 general election campaign. Rollercoasters, paddleboards, slides – the list goes on.
And then general election night was full of cheer for the Lib Dems too – with the party winning a record number of seats and reclaiming its status as Westminster’s third biggest party.
But how can those 72 MPs actually have an impact on a government with a huge majority? And how can the Lib Dems use parliament to scrutinise legislation and shape policy?
Deputy Lib Dem leader Daisy Cooper’s speech was followed by a Q&A with IfG deputy director Emma Norris
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The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice? Who should be making the key decisions in Westminster – and beyond? And what will the appointment of a new cabinet secretary mean for the future direction of the civil service?
From reforming how the centre of government works to the battle for the future of the civil service, from making a success of levelling up to achieve net zero goals, IfG EVENTS stimulate fresh thinking and share ideas about how government works – and how it could work better.
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