Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live
14 Oct Policy

Experts voice fears as Ethics and Integrity Commission goes live

Successor body to Committee on Standards in Public Life “needs full independence and statutory footing”, anti-corruption organisations warn
by Jim Dunton
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
25 Nov Policy
EHRC reminds departments of equality duties
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
11 Nov Policy
DWP hires former health secretary to probe NEETs ‘crisis’
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
04 Nov Policy
Think tank floats plans for standalone Department for the Prime Minister
‘I cannot cope with this’: Covid Inquiry messages show cab sec’s despair at policy flip-flops
13 Oct 2023 Policy
‘I cannot cope with this’: Covid Inquiry messages show cab sec’s despair at policy flip-flops
Simon Case WhatsApps say government “looks like a terrible, tragic joke” and PM’s partner “is real person in charge”
Covid Inquiry: Requests for science advice 'chaotic and poorly formulated'
13 Oct 2023 Policy
Covid Inquiry: Requests for science advice 'chaotic and poorly formulated'
"The formulation of science commissioning from the centre got quite chaotic for quite some time," former GO-Science chief says
Trust is fragile. An ambitious ombudsman reform agenda can help rebuild it
12 Oct 2023 Policy
Trust is fragile. An ambitious ombudsman reform agenda can help rebuild it
Ombudsman policy should not be kept in a glass box marked “break only in case of emergency”, Richard Blakeway says on Ombuds Day
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
11 Oct 2023 Policy
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
IPPR calls for an end to "age-old debate about whether a smaller or larger state", in favour of "a smarter state"
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
10 Oct 2023 Policy
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
Gus O’Donnell says he had “relatively easy time” compared with successors
Generalist scheme axed in Fast Stream revamp Exclusive
06 Oct 2023 Policy
Generalist scheme axed in Fast Stream revamp
Grad programme pathway is split into individual policy and operational delivery schemes
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Policy
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct 2023 Policy
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
Simon Case compared politicians pushing for restrictions to end to children testing limits with their parents, panel hears
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
03 Oct 2023 Policy
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
Exercise will cover 90 bodies and look to “capitalise” on post-Brexit freedoms
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
02 Oct 2023 Policy
MPs demand DESNZ benefits analysis for Sunak’s net-zero changes
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho asked to set out basis for savings promised by prime minister
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
28 Sep 2023 Policy
ICO 'naively accepted disingenuous' Home Office arguments in FoI decision, tribunal rules
Tribunal says public interest in withholding stop-and-search policymaking document was “negligible”
The new wonkocracy: Who are the think tanks shaping Labour policy?
26 Sep 2023 Policy
The new wonkocracy: Who are the think tanks shaping Labour policy?
Political parties are gearing up for a general election next year and think tanks are busy trying to exert influence on their manifestos and beyond. With polls pointing to a Labour victory, Chaminda Jayanetti considers the organisations – some new, some familiar – which are helping to shape the policies of Keir Starmer and the shadow cabinet