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IfG Events — 415 episodes
The government's local government reorganisation strategy: What went wrong and what comes next?
How can government help deliver a globally competitive AI infrastructure for the UK?
Andy Burnham, Manchester and No.10 North: How can the prime minister make his devolution agenda succeed?
Reform UK Party Conference 2026: What is the Reform UK vision for devolution and local government in England?
Reform UK Party Conference 2026: In conversation with Danny Kruger MP
IfG DevoLab #6: How can mayors support a just climate transition?
Creating a regulatory system that attracts investment
Delivering government policy through regulation
A keynote speech by Blair McDougall MP, Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation
In conversation with Sir Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
In conversation with Richard Tice MP, Deputy Leader of Reform UK
IfG DevoLab #5: How can mayors and local leaders create a shared vision for regional growth?
Integrating diplomacy and development: How does the Foreign Office set itself up for success?
The NHS 10-year plan one year on: Is the government shifting the health service towards prevention?
Andy Burnham: What to expect from the next prime minister?
A keynote speech by Dan Tomlinson MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
Book launch: The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026
How can government close the early years attainment gap for boys from low-income families?
Lessons from Covid: How to avoid fraud in future crises?
Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP: keynote speech
Are private members' bills a good way for MPs to decide on difficult policy issues?
Chaos returns to Westminster: What next for Keir Starmer and the government?
What does the elections bill mean for the next general election?
What does the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act mean for children’s social care?
What next for restoration and renewal of parliament?
A state rewired? Civil service leadership, diversity and morale
What will the 2026 devolved elections mean for Scotland, Wales and the UK?
A keynote speech by Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister for Housing and Planning
Book launch: What is immigration policy for?
In conversation with Rt Hon James Murray MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury: How will the government boost public service productivity?
A state rewired? Civil service digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence
A state rewired? Civil service size, shape, and turnover
In conversation with Malcolm Offord, Lord Offord of Garvel, Leader of Reform UK Scotland
IfG DevoLab #4: How can mayors increase the supply of affordable homes?
In conversation with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Leader of Plaid Cymru
How should ministers decide the size and shape of new unitary authorities?
How can the government make a success of the abolition of NHS England?
In conversation with Eluned Morgan MS, First Minister of Wales
Move fast and fix things: Modernising Whitehall to deliver for Britain
What does Trump mean for relations between the UK and Europe, and the rest of the world?
How can changes to NHS structures help deliver the 10 Year Health Plan?
A keynote speech by Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride MP / Closing remarks Government 2026
The view from the IfG: Government in 2026
In conversation with Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
Elections 2026: How could votes in England, Scotland and Wales reshape British politics?
Rewiring the state: Is the government making any progress?
Is the centre of government built to deliver?
In conversation with Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB
Government 2026 Welcome and keynote speech by Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP
Devolving growth: What are the challenges and opportunities for new strategic authorities?
Are public inquiries a good way for government to learn lessons?
The Covid Inquiry: What does Module II say about government decision making and political governance?
The UK-EU ‘reset': Six months on
How successfully have Labour run public services?
How should the government successfully implement and enhance devolution across the North of England?
How can the government deliver its “prevention first” approach to healthcare?
How can changes to NHS technology help deliver the 10 Year Health Plan?
The government's digital ID plan: Why now and what for?
How can the fast stream deliver more for the civil service?
IfG DevoLab #3: How devolution can improve transport connectivity
Leadership change in the civil service: How can new permanent secretaries deliver for government?
Productivity Pitches #8: Spreading innovation across public services
IfG DevoLab #2: How can mayors and strategic authorities secure investment into regional economies?
Local government reorganisation and public service delivery: What are the options and challenges?
How can changes to NHS incentives help deliver the 10 Year Health Plan?
What is the Conservative route to fiscal sustainability?
How should devolution across the North of England be successfully implemented and enhanced?
How should governments rewire the state to get things done?
How can mayors improve skills and productivity to drive regional growth?
How should the Conservative Party rethink its vision for public services?
Industrial strategy, tariffs and global trade: Is the government's strategy working?
Should public sector pay and pensions be reformed?
How can local places maximise the benefits of devolution to drive economic growth?
How can technology support place-based public services?
How can industrial strategy drive growth?
How can the government make its health reforms a success?
How can the government rebuild the criminal justice system?
How should the government successfully implement and enhance devolution across the North of England?
How can government use leadership and innovation to deliver for the public?
How can mayors improve skills and productivity to drive regional growth?
Political leadership and communities in times of crisis (reception)
Is Labour’s clean power mission on track?
How could the UK take a prevention-led approach to healthcare?
How can local places ensure devolution delivers economic growth?
Boosting trade and unlocking investment in an uncertain world
Sir Nick Clegg in conversation: Big tech, AI and political conflict
Navigating a Contested Age: Chiefly Reflections of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
Delivering the government’s economic growth mission: What is the role of the industrial strategy?
From protest to power: How can Reform's locally elected leaders govern effectively?
The Freedom of Information Act at 25: What next for freedom of information?
How will Keir Starmer’s No10 reset work?
IfG DevoLab #1: How devolution can address health inequalities
Spads under Starmer: How can Labour’s special advisers do the job well?
Inside Trump’s America: In conversation with Tim Ryan
Labour’s first year in power: Is this still a mission-driven government?
Speech: Marie Goldman MP, Liberal Democrat shadow leader of the House of Commons
Shaping the standards debate: interactive discussions
How can frontline officials uphold high standards of behaviour?
Keynote speech: Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Speech: Alberto Costa MP, Chair of the Committee on Standards
How can politicians demonstrate ethical leadership?
Welcome and keynote speech by Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
How to succeed as a minister
What can the government do to improve how the NHS spends money?
Effective urban leadership: What are the international lessons for England’s mayors?
How does the electoral system need to change before 2029?
In conversation with Nick Clegg
Book launch: ‘Exploring Parliament’
The Trump challenge: What is a better way to reform government than copying Elon Musk and DOGE?
Rewiring the state - Part 2
Rewiring the state - Part 1
From disaster to completion: What can government learn from the Universal Credit story?
How can government be transformed?
What do the 2025 mayoral and local election results mean for Keir Starmer’s government?
Productivity Pitches #6: What can central government do to improve productivity in public services?
A keynote speech by Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
What is Keir Starmer’s new plan for government reform?
Government reviews: Dither and delay, or route to reform?
A keynote speech by Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
What lessons can government learn from the insourcing of probation services?
The state of the civil service: location, grade, pay and morale
IWD & Modernising Parliament: Lucy Powell in conversation with Hannah White
The state of the civil service: recruitment and turnover
How can the government support mayoral combined authorities to deliver economic growth?
The state of the civil service: size and shape
How can the government help boost growth in the science-based industries?
How to make a success of local government reorganisation
How to legislate for the duty of candour?
The future of the Civil Service Policy Profession: The end of the generalist?
How can the government accelerate its clean power mission?
Rewiring the civil service: What can the UK learn from the rest of the world?
The devolution revolution: What next for England’s mayors?
How to fix local government?
How to embed a mission-led approach in the spending review
Daisy Cooper MP: A keynote speech by the Liberal Democrat deputy leader
Alex Burghart MP: In conversation with the shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Six months on: How is the Labour government performing?
US Election: The night after President Trump’s inauguration
What does Labour’s devolution white paper mean for England?
In conversation with Cat Little, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer
What next for standards in public life?
In conversation with Kate Forbes MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
What role can prevention play in boosting public service productivity?
What kind of reform does the NHS need?
In conversation with Lord Blunkett
Funding public services: What do spending plans mean for performance?
A view from the opposition: What should the Conservative Party’s vision for public services be?
The criminal justice system: Is there a way to fix it?
Reform or repair? What next for health and social care?
Lessons from the rise and fall of the Department for International Development
How can the government effectively roll out EV charging infrastructure?
Wes Streeting MP in conversation with Hannah White
How can Keir Starmer ensure the centre of government works for the country?
What next for the Conservative Party's approach to energy and net zero?
Leading from the centre: How can prime ministers better deliver long-term policy objectives?
How can the Conservative Party learn from its failures to deliver in government?
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
How would a Conservative government reduce demand for public services?
What is the Conservative vision for devolution across England?
How can the Conservatives build on the last government's unsung industrial strategy?
After the pandemic: How can confidence in public procurement be restored?
AI in the public sector: How can government achieve the greatest impact?
Improving public service productivity: Can we have better services for less money?
Prevention-led public services: Can the government make its rhetoric a reality?
How can government spending decisions deliver Labour’s missions?
How can a Labour government ensure it invests well in public services?
How can Labour reset standards in public life and improve trust in our politics?
How can the Labour government achieve its clean power aims and accelerate to net zero?
How can the government make a success of its mission-led approach?
How can metro mayors help Labour achieve its missions for government
How can R&D ensure the new industrial strategy creates growth?
How can the Liberal Democrats deliver a fair deal for housing?
How should government use AI?
Outside influence: How to build external voices into the centre of government
What does the Procurement Act mean for public bodies and suppliers?
How can public spending do better at improving wellbeing?
Parliament returns: What next for British politics?
What should the Labour government’s public service priorities be?
Labour’s public spending inheritance: What is Rachel Reeves’ plan?
How can the government rethink the approach to public services capital spending?
The King’s Speech: What does it reveal about Keir Starmer’s priorities for government?
How can new ministers be supported to succeed in government?
Keir Starmer’s plan for government: How will it work
General election 2024: What happens on day one for a new government?
General election 2024: What is in the Labour manifesto?
General election 2024: What is in the Conservative manifesto?
What should civil servants do during the general election campaign?
Keynote speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Keynote speech: Lucy Powell MP, Shadow Leader of the Commons
General election: What makes a successful communications strategy?
Bringing in the best: How can the civil service recruit and retain top talent?
Local and mayoral elections 2024: Why they matter and what to look out for
General election: How can the parties improve ethical standards in government?
General election: What role does polling play in shaping political strategy?
General Election: How big a threat is AI and disinformation to elections in 2024?
Keynote speech: Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker
Does the Treasury wield too much power over government?
How can government tackle fraud?
Fixing the centre of government – with Sir John Major and Gordon Brown
General election: What makes a good manifesto?
In conversation with Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP
In conversation with Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales
General election countdown: key challenges for government in 2024
Ending the decline: how to fix public services
Government keynote speech: Rt Hon John Glen MP
General election: How should an opposition prepare for government?
Fixing Whitehall: Is the Maude review the right plan for government reform?
What does the 2023 Autumn Statement mean for UK fiscal policy?
In conversation with Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service
The Autumn Statement 2023: pressures on public services
General election: what change do we need?
In conversation with Rachel Reeves MP: The Women Who Made Modern Economics
In conversation with Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Upholding standards in public life: A keynote speech by Lord Evans
The Rt Hon The Baroness Hale of Richmond, former President of the Supreme Court, in conversation
Keynote speech: Rt Hon Liz Truss MP
Is the Darlington Economic Campus a blueprint for successful civil service relocation?
How should central government be organised to deliver levelling up?
Keynote speech: Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Deputy Leader
Keynote speech: Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP, Attorney General
IfG Net Zero Conference: Keynote speech by Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
IfG Net Zero Conference: Welcome and opening keynote speech by Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP
In conversation with the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
In conversation with Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
How is WhatsApp changing government?
What makes a successful special adviser?
How can different levels of government work together to deliver levelling up?
How can government deliver its priorities while preparing for future shocks?
Has civil service impartiality had its day?
How can NHS procurement be improved?
Where next for levelling up?
What lessons should the Treasury learn from the pandemic?
Keynote speech: Stephen Flynn MP, SNP Westminster Leader
In conversation with Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser
How can the government tackle obesity?
(How) can the House of Lords be reformed?
Autumn statement 2022: What have we learnt about Hunt and Sunak’s fiscal plans?
How should public appointments be reformed?
What works in government
How not to run a government: the lessons from Liz Truss's first 40 days
Unmasking our Leaders: in conversation with Michael Cockerell
Kwarteng Controversy!
In conversation with Dame Dr Jenny Harries
What role should modelling play in a crisis?
How can government improve the UK's fiscal sustainability and resilience
How do ministers approach leadership in government?
How can the services sector help levelling up across the UK?
The James Brokenshire lecture on public service: Delivered by the Rt Hon Theresa May MP
IfG Live: The Procurement Bill: an expert briefing
How can the government make its green skills plan deliver for net zero?
Should the role of the Lord Chancellor be reformed?
In conversation with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
Can the government meet levelling up expectations by the next general election?
What's wrong with the House of Commons? Book launch with Dr Hannah White
The future of UK defence: In conversation with David Williams and Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
Levelling up: what is it and will it work?
How can the UK lead on green finance?
In conversation with Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
One year on: what next for the Northern Ireland protocol?
How has Covid-19 changed the way government works? Whitehall Monitor 2022 report launch
The Department for Education: can it respond to post-pandemic challenges?
Resignations and resets – Boris Johnson’s new No. 10
The UK Constitution: reform, reject or reinvigorate?
How can government work with the private sector to help levelling up?
Will the Subsidy Control Bill make the UK's new state aid regime a Brexit success?
Last Brexmas, I gave you my deal
Can Boris Johnson's government deliver its priorities?
Afghanistan: what did 20 years achieve and what should the UK do now?
Can UK trade policy be made greener?
In conversation with John Pullinger, Chair of the Electoral Commission
Brexit and immigration: is taking back control helping the UK economy?
What do we want from our MPs?
Devolution and Scotland after the pandemic
In conversation with Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
In conversation with Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham
Does England need a national transport strategy?
In conversation with Gavin Barwell
In conversation with David Nabarro
The 2021 spending review: the pressures on public services after the pandemic
Net Zero hots up
The view from Northern Ireland
Getting cities to net zero
Are government departmental boards working?
Rail reform: making Great British Railways work for the next generation
Levelling up or catching up – what next for public services?
Hitting net zero: how the government can decarbonise homes
In conversation with Amanda Spielman, Ofsted Chief Inspector
The UK border: will supply chain problems get worse?
In conversation with Louise Casey
In conversation with Professor Neil Ferguson
Climate: Can the UK be a global leader?
Parliament, trade and treaties
Creating the Department for International Trade
In conversation with Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome Trust
Reforming the Union: Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales
Does the UK have a trade strategy yet?
How can the UK pay for Net Zero?
‘Australian-style’ politics: what is the government learning from abroad?
How can the UK be a force for good in the world?
Taking back control of regulation
In conversation with Andy Haldane
How can the government build a green recovery?
The Brexit referendum – five years on
A Trip Down Brexit Memory Lane
What does “levelling up” really mean?
How can government level up the UK's health?
What does Global Britain mean?
Civil Service reform: Gove changes everything?
How to run a successful Covid-19 inquiry
How Richard Haldane shaped modern Britain
Protecting EU citizens’ rights after Brexit
The 2021 elections: what happened and what happens next?
The future of UK digital government
How to respond to a crisis
Ambassador João Vale de Almeida: in conversation with Bronwen Maddox
Public services after the pandemic
Parliament and the pandemic: the legacy of Covid-19
IN CONVERSATION WITH SUZANNE HEYWOOD
HOW TO BE A PRIME MINISTER
Moving ministers: what makes a good reshuffle?
Global Britain and the G7
In conversation with Andrew RT Davies MS
Brexit, Covid and British business
The role of technology in reaching net zero
In conversation with Rebecca Evans MS
Industrial Strategy Council – annual report
How can governments combat the spread of misinformation?
IfG Internship Programme: Insights, highlights, and reflections
Procurement after Brexit
In conversation with Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP
Science after coronavirus
Tax policy in the real world
How to build on the success of the vaccine rollout
In conversation with Andy Burnham
In Conversation with Adam Price MS, Leader of Plaid Cymru
Budget 2021: When should Rishi Sunak balance the books?
The Integrated Review Review
In conversation with Douglas Ross MP
What next for the Northern Ireland protocol?
In conversation with Rt Hon Greg Clark MP
Making the right energy policy decisions
What next for the House of Commons?
Whitehall Monitor 2021
Director’s Annual Lecture 2021
How should parliament scrutinise the post-Brexit UK–EU relationship?
Brexit: what next?
What does the Brexit deal mean for business?
The Brexit deal: An IfG briefing
Why is Civil Service reform so difficult?
Global Britain: Science and health research after Brexit
Three weeks to final Brexit: Is business ready?
Data after Brexit
Where next for special advisers?
What next for Scotland?
Lockdown compliance and pandemic fatigue
Brexit: The final countdown
Lord Maude in conversation with Bronwen Maddox
When mega-projects become mega-disasters
Communicating Brexit
How public services have coped with coronavirus
The implications of the US election for the UK
The UK Internal Market Bill in the House of Lords
The future of UK-EU security cooperation
State aid: a dealbreaker for the UK?
The UK internal market after Brexit
Children's social care and the spending review
Legislating by consent
The UK border after Brexit
How to deal with a second wave and lockdown
Decision making in the COVID crisis
The UK Internal Market Bill explained
Netting Zero
The new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: making a success of the merger
The Media: Covering the Corona Crisis
Future UK–EU relationship: What do Parliamentarians want?
Civil Service reform: Getting out of London
Civil Service reform: Jonathan Slater in conversation
Civil Service reform: How to measure success
Civil Service reform: Finding and keeping the right people
Civil Service reform: This time is different
Jeremy Hunt MP in conversation
Scrutinising Special Advisors
Shadow Chancellor ANNELIESE DODDS MP in conversation
Is business ready for Brexit?
Governing Northern Ireland: Six months of power-sharing
Rory Stewart on the Govt's COVID policy, DfID and more
David McAllister MEP on the European Parliament and Brexit talks
Andreas Michaelis, Germany’s Ambassador to the UK, in conversation
COVID-19, wage subsidies and unemployment
Prof Joseph E. Stiglitz on COVID-19 and economic recovery
Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales talks to Bronwen Maddox
Devolution and the future UK–EU relationship
Brexit: where next?
Science and Politics: how expert advice shapes decisions in government
Leading in an emergency: Cabinet Secretaries and crises
Fisheries after Brexit
How Taiwan became a Coronavirus success story
COVID support for business from Government: Revising, rethinking and responding at speed
In conversation with Stefaan de Rynck
The future of UK trade policy after Coronavirus
Shaping the state after Coronavirus
Government Comms in the COVID Crisis
Data Bites #10: Getting things done with data in government
Coronavirus and the Devolved Nations
Coronavirus and English devolution
Lifting lockdown: How to approach a Coronavirus exit strategy
Windrush in focus with Wendy Williams
Parliament and Coronavirus: democracy in the age of social distancing
Coronavirus and the UK economy: Andy Haldane
Extending the Brexit transition?
Shaking up the Mandarins? Civil Service reform and Corona
The Good, the SpAd and the ugly: Special advisers in government
Inside the emergency CORONA BILL with Shami Chakrabarti, Shadow Attorney General
The Johnson Government: The first hundred days
Prime Minister and Chancellor: Decoding the titans at the top