The Labour government inherited a system for supporting those who are homeless that is both financially unsustainable and failing those it is meant to help. Real-terms spending on homelessness has ...

In the final episode of our series, we explore lessons former mid-term transitions hold for Andy Burnham’s premiership – or future mid-term PMs.

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Hannah became CEO of the Institute for Government in October 2022. She leads the Institute in its work to make government more effective. Prior to joining the Institute, Hannah was appointed secretary ...

Claiming the UK is ‘ungovernable’ is a dereliction of responsibility, argues Hannah White Governing the UK has become more difficult over the past decade, as a result of major external crises, ...

Labour mayors, including Tracy Brabin in West Yorkshire, will now face a dramatically altered political landscape. Fragmented local politics will make agreement harder to secure at the regional level ...

At this stage of the parliament, if the prime minister is not clear why he is reshuffling a minister then he would be wiser to leave them to get on with the job. Andy Burnham must find the right ...

This explainer is no longer being updated. Why are there four different health services in the UK? In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the four health systems of ...

To mark the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum, the IfG has reflected on how leaving the EU has changed UK government. A decade ago, on 23 June 2016, the UK voted to terminate nearly half a century ...

There is substantial variation in the levels of care England's local authorites provide to older adults. The provision of adult social care by local authorities in England should, in theory, be based ...

When was the Treasury created? The UK Treasury’s history dates back almost a thousand years. Its functions have evolved over this time, reflecting changes in the economy, society and the role of ...

This report, the second in a new IfG series – funded by the Nuffield Foundation – on public service performance at the local level, shows that patient satisfaction is higher in GP practices that have ...