🎧NEW @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast - Royal trouble - Inquiry woe - Prisons crisis @dannyshaw.bsky.social joins @cathhaddon.bsky.social @cassiarowland.bsky.social & @alexgathomas.bsky.social to make sense of it all www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/pris...

Not good all round. But where *on earth* did this come from? Just made up

NEW: @instituteforgovernment.org.uk have published pt1 of Public Services Performance Tracker 2025 covering local government finances and overall performance, adult social care, children's social care and homelessness Incredible work by @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social & @amberdellar.bsky.social

🎧NEW: Lessons in Kemistry.. Brilliant Conservative Party conference (& stamp duty) analysis on @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social @tompope.bsky.social and Patrick English of @yougov.co.uk www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

NEW: Mel Stride’s civil service savings are more signal than substance @alexgathomas.bsky.social & @jackworlidge.bsky.social give the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk verdict on Mel Stride's civil service savings (& yes, it's a fantasy numbers game) www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/mel-...

🎧🎧Listen now! Brilliant analysis of Starmer’s speech and the Labour conference with @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @cathhaddon.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social and guest @sophiestowers.bsky.social of @moreincommonuk.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

NEW: Trump’s State Visit: The Sequel @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @cathhaddon.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social & guest @michaelmartins17.bsky.social preview Donald Trump’s visit (On the IfG podcast, now landing in your feeds a little earlier in the week) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

I'm on the pod this week talking all things _government_ reshuffle (Also features others talking _ambassadorial_ reshuffle) www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

Mum had questions about how ambassadors are appointed and what vetting they go through. No idea why. But i assembled a crack team of IfG experts to answer her questions www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/se...

Liz Lloyd gets THREE jobs as well as a peerage. We were used to joint ministers, and a lot more of them this time, but is this a first? She is a Parly Under-Secretary in DSIT and DBT and a whip.

Here's the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk 'seven things we learned from Keir Starmer's reshuffle' from @jackpannell.bsky.social @timdurrant.bsky.social and I with data from @philipnye.bsky.social & our now updated Ministers Database www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/seve...

London weather to londoners: YES, IT IS AUTUMN. LET ME REMIND YOU OF MY RAINYNESS Londoners: it's good for the garden i suppose Also londoners: oooh there's weather, let me post about the weather

Angela Rayner's resignation on Friday means that a contest to replace her as deputy leader of the Labour Party has started. Read my first explainer at the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk to find out how the process will work, who is running, and when will we find out who Rayner's successor will be!

Over on @instituteforgovernment.org.uk live blog we're posting our 'cabinet flashcards' - key info on who's who in Starmer's reshuffled cabinet. Helping you prepare for - presumably - the hottest round at every pub quiz this week (if your local one hasn't been cancelled due to tube strikes...)

Fascinating analysis from @paddy-mcalary.bsky.social on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk blog of the new ministers: 14 of the 19 new MPs in their first ministerial role were previously parliamentary private secretaries www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

What happened with ministerial changes over the weekend? @instituteforgovernment.org.uk has kept an eye on it - there are *62* ministers in new roles, meaning around half the government are in a new role today Keep an eye on our analysis here: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

Latest chart from the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk live blog showing the government line up post weekend reshuffle - lots of new people in new roles Keep an eye on the blog as we take a look at the new intake and what's in their inbox www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

Giving my live take on the government reshuffle to BBC news channel from the Reform UK conference… “There’s long been an expectation of a reshuffle around this time, but Starmer will be frustrated at being bounced into potentially wider changes than he had planned before Rayner’s departure…

Like everyone (except a select few in No10) for one this scale, probably not very! But for those at centre, in simply executing the PM’s decisions, the logistics of such a massive scramble seem to have gone ok (Some of us still remember the time someone forgot to keep Buck Palace in loop)

Great point from Cassia- and more broadly re legislation, quite a lot of the govt bills currently going through parliament are seeing their sponsoring department change Secretary of State

A interesting question when it comes to who has left the government and who has stayed, is how the PM is going to apply collective cabinet responsibility in context of a deputy leadership contest some of the Cabinet might contest. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/co...

We've had a few surprising moves in this reshuffle so far - one of the big ones is Shabana Mahmood becoming home secretary. On our liveblog I've given a bit of an overview of what she'll face coming in: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

Historic milestone. But two of those depts have never had a female Perm Sec And still no female Cabinet Secretary.

Reflections from @drhannahwhite.bsky.social on our liveblog: Reshuffles crafted in haste can sometimes lead to mistakes repented st length. This is a critical moment for the PM and a test of how they are thinking about ministerial performance. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

Includes our classic ministerial resignations chart Starmer’s first major reshuffle but been a fair few departures already

And we're off! The @instituteforgovernment.org.uk reshuffle live blog is now live, stay with us for updates and analysis from IfG colleagues on Starmer's first government reshuffle. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/st...

Departure of Powell means we'll be onto the 11th Leader of the Commons since the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster programme programme started (Oct 2012) and with no actual decision on when the work will start and how it should be done #WestminsterRR

So reshuffles. Departures always come first. PM usually goes to Palace of Westminster to do those. Appointments later. We did an incredibly detailed insider podcast on it all only a few weeks ago that is worth a listen as you await further news podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

From no reshuffle to a No10 reshuffle to losing the DPM and a potential cabinet reshuffle - what a first week back

We said when we discussed Rayner it might be overtaken by events….

The title of Deputy Prime Minister is almost an honorific not one with automatic powers to deputise for PM. PM’s vary who they deputise to and how, and Darren Jones has been given role to support PM on delivery. So not automatic a DPM be replaced. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/de...

Our event at Reform U.K. starting with @akashpaun.bsky.social talking about the “messy” system of local government currently in the U.K. 14 mayors covering about 50% of U.K. the two or three tiers of loval govt made more confusing by other functions that don’t match to political boundaries.

We may find out today whether Sir Laurie Magnus concludes that Angela Rayner has broken the ministerial code. But what happens then? While this is a big test of Labour's bolstered ethics system, ultimately these things are all about the politics: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/ange...

Lots of slightly confusing chatter around the civil service internship being restricted to people from lower socio-economic backgrounds - excellent thread from @teodorgrama.bsky.social below setting out what is actually happening!

Yet again, no one thinks of those trying to explain UK govt: Secretary of State Permanent Secretary Permanent Under-Secretary Parliamentary Under Secretary Parliamentary Private Secretary Principal Private Secretary Chief Secretary to the Treasury .... Chief Secretary to the PM "you know, reasons"

🎙️PODCAST | Getting it right when things go wrong: ministerial leadership during crises Former home secretaries Amber Rudd and Jack Straw dive into the roles ministers play during crises, and look at how they can prepare for the unexpected. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

A must listen for anyone planning a reshuffle… So many new insights - dealing with all the people who want a say - dealing with all the people who want an extra title - how to *actually* consider ministerial performance - managing the spreadsheet on ministerial pay - buying the right magnets

Think you know everything about how reshuffles work…? Think again. So many brilliant insights and revelations in this special @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast episode with Cleo Watson, Helen MacNamara, @cathhaddon.bsky.social and @timdurrant.bsky.social

Labour’s Ethics and Integrity Commission starts the process of rebuilding standards in public life But there are still unanswered questions, say @timdurrant.bsky.social and @sachinsavur.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/labo...

🎧The Afghan data breach, super-injunctions, scandal, scrutiny... With @lucyfisher.ft.com dialling up to the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast studio to join @cathhaddon.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social & @gemmatetlow.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/insi...

PODCAST 🎤 The scandal and the superinjunction @lucyfisher.ft.com joins @cathhaddon.bsky.social @gemmatetlow.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social to discuss the Afghan data leak and how the state reacts when mistakes are made. Plus: Rachel Reeves' speech and voting reforms zurl.co/Hct1f

Brilliant new blog from top @instituteforgovernment.org.uk colleague @hannahkeenan.bsky.social on the Afghan data breach being another reminder of the botched evacuation from Kabul in 2021 (And why the government really needs to learn how to respond better to crises)

I do like accurate footnotes....

It’s double event day at IfG. Now talking special adviser and the challenges Labour spads have faced. Salma Shah says that it’s an art, and part of that is working around the system. Which is why can be challenging for officials whose system is based around rules and hierarchy.

Photo doesn’t do justice to @stephenkb.bsky.social’s excellent suit. Discussing one year in to Starmer govt, how is it going and how are missions doing in particular. Watch live www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/labour...

Rows with MPs… Public speaking bans for civil servants… Tough week for No10. And loads to discuss on this week’s @instituteforgovernment.org.uk podcast with @cathhaddon.bsky.social @alexgathomas.bsky.social @timdurrant.bsky.social and guest Luke Sullivan podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

The forthcoming business for the House of Lords published today doesn't include the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill aka assisted dying bill. Given recess and timelines in the House of Lords this means it isn't likely to go to committee until late October www.lordswhips.org.uk/fb

It really is very hard to reconcile "teams will leave their desks behind and work on the ground with communities" (Cabinet Office / Georgia Gould announcement last week) with a diktat that bans officials from speaking at events with a Q&A.

IFG currently having quite a major internal debate about what is the best citrus fruit.

Hate it when you write a ranty thread and then spot the typos.... Back to the cricket.