IfG Events

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.

Government
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How do ministers approach leadership in governm...
62 min
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How can the services sector help levelling up a...
61 min
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The James Brokenshire lecture on public service...
60 min
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IfG Live: The Procurement Bill: an expert briefing
60 min
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How can the government make its green skills pl...
61 min
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Should the role of the Lord Chancellor be refor...
61 min
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In conversation with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Gre...
71 min
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Can the government meet levelling up expectatio...
65 min
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What's wrong with the House of Commons? Book la...
64 min
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The future of UK defence: In conversation with ...
63 min
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Levelling up: what is it and will it work?
In conversation with Neil O'Brien and Sebastian Payne
64 min
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How can the UK lead on green finance?
63 min
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In conversation with Tracy Brabin, Mayor of Wes...
62 min
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One year on: what next for the Northern Ireland...
63 min
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How has Covid-19 changed the way government wor...
60 min
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The Department for Education: can it respond to...
59 min
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Resignations and resets – Boris Johnson’s new N...
43 min
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The UK Constitution: reform, reject or reinvigo...
58 min
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How can government work with the private sector...
60 min
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Will the Subsidy Control Bill make the UK's new...
62 min
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Last Brexmas, I gave you my deal
How is the UK is adjusting to life outside the EU? With Professor Anand Menon of UK in a Changing Europe
48 min
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Can Boris Johnson's government deliver its prio...
Two years ago, Boris Johnson was elected on a promise to ‘get Brexit done’ and ‘level up’ the UK. Then Covid-19 struck and dominated government time, energy and resources. But with the worst of the crisis now passed, and with the UK having left the EU, where will ministers turn their attention in the second half of the parliament – and is the Government well set up to deliver its priorities?
58 min
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Afghanistan: what did 20 years achieve and what...
66 min
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Can UK trade policy be made greener?
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In conversation with John Pullinger, Chair of t...
45 min