Institute for Government
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Institute for Government tests public-policy ambitions against the institutions, incentives and lines of accountability that determine whether reform can actually work.
Institute for Government turns policy questions into structured public conversations, with chairs setting out the institutional stakes before panels and audience questions test how reform might work in practice.
Party conference reaches the question you came for: who protects prevention spending when budgets tighten?
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A clear, practical discussion of what Whitehall needs to make AI reform accountable and workable.
This Institute for Government webinar frames digital reform as a test of delivery inside Whitehall: what has to shift for better data, digital transformation and artificial intelligence to improve public services in practice.
A practical discussion of whether industrial strategy can cross departmental boundaries and become a lasting driver of growth.
Industrial strategy is treated here as a delivery challenge, not just a statement of ambition. The Institute for Government event moves from the UK's university and science strengths to the machinery needed to convert them into growth, with Gemma Tetlow chairing Pranesh…
A policy discussion that turns prevention into practical tests for earlier diagnosis, protected funding and measurable delivery.
Prevention-led healthcare lands here as a difficult shift, not a tidy slogan. Nick Davies frames the gap between years of political intent and the direction of spending, with more money flowing into acute services while public health and social care budgets have been squeezed.
A grounded look at mayoral powers, university partnerships, and the hard work behind local growth.
Devolution comes through here as a practical test of whether institutions can turn new authority into visible local results. As powers over skills and transport move to more mayors, and new strategic authorities begin to take shape, the episode keeps its focus on the machinery…
A clear look at health reform as a question of delivery, governance, and implementation.
This episode treats health reform as a delivery problem, not a press release exercise. It stays closest to the practical questions that matter: what the March announcement means for NHS England, how its functions are being folded into the Department of Health and Social Care,…
A serious look at how prevention becomes something the NHS can actually deliver.
This piece treats prevention as a delivery problem, not a slogan. It follows how the UK might shift from sickness toward prevention, with a focus on incentives, local accountability, spending protection, and the tension between long-term public value and short-term budget…
A grounded look at Clean Power by 2030, where delivery questions matter more than slogans.
This episode comes from a conference setting, and it keeps returning to the same practical question: how does the Clean Power by 2030 mission stay believable once bills, regulation, local politics, investment, jobs, and community benefits are all in the frame?
A grounded look at devolution as a tool for local growth.
The piece treats devolution less as a constitutional fix and more as a practical question: what changes for a place once it has skills, transport, and spending power, and how those tools might help local growth.
Election talk that shows its math.
Former CIA acting director Michael Morell interviews intelligence veterans on Iran, China, and Ukraine.
This panel discussion explores how the UK government can implement a 'prevention first' approach to healthcare, featuring experts from health foundations, life sciences, and government think tanks.
This panel discussion, hosted by the Institute for Government, examines Labour's Clean Power by 2030 mission with Minister Michael Shanks and industry experts.
This panel discussion explores how local places can maximize the benefits of devolution for economic growth, featuring mayors, researchers, and a university leader.
This panel discussion explores how technology can support place-based public services in the UK, focusing on breaking down silos, leveraging data for prevention, and improving citizen experiences.
This panel discussion explores the UK government's health reforms, including the abolition of NHS England and implementation of a 10-year health plan.
The Institute for Government's webinar on digital transformation, data, and artificial intelligence uses Whitehall Monitor 2026 to test whether the civil service can "rewire the state." Eloise Dunlop says DCET absorbed around 930 civil servants from GDS and that the digital and data profession has grown by 152% since 2016, but the old 6% workforce target was still missed.
The Institute for Government's Dan Howes reports that the civil service reached 520,860 FTE in Q4 2025, with operational delivery driving most growth since 2021.
Gemma Tetlow chairs an Institute for Government event with Imperial College London on how the government's industrial strategy can drive growth.
Jill Rutter chairs an Institute for Government and City of London Corporation event on UK trade, foreign investment, and growth amid geopolitical uncertainty.
Nick Davies opens the Institute for Government and Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK event on how the UK could take a prevention-led approach to healthcare, linking it to the Lib Dem manifesto and the government's three shifts.
The Institute for Government and the University of Surrey host a panel on how devolution can deliver economic growth, with Tom Pope introducing a report he wrote with Rebecca McKee.
An event at the Institute for Government discussing a report on past government policy reviews, featuring interviews with reviewers Carol Black and Howard Davis.
A discussion on modernising Parliament and the role of women in UK politics, featuring Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell.
A panel discussion on the challenges and recommendations for successfully implementing local government reorganisation and devolution in the UK.
A panel discussion on the UK government's proposed duty of candour and Hillsborough Law, exploring how it could improve transparency and accountability in public services.
A think tank event featuring the UK Defence Secretary discussing defence policy and government reform.