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IfG Events

IfG Events

By: Institute for Government
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Summary
 The Labour government has a huge majority in parliament – but Keir Starmer’s administration is also facing an incredibly complex set of policy challenges. So how can the prime minister and his team turn around public service performance? What can chancellor Rachel Reeves do to get the economy growing again? What will mission-driven government actually mean in practice? Who should be making the key decisions in Westminster – and beyond? And what will the appointment of a new cabinet secretary mean for the future direction of the civil service? From reforming how the centre of government works to the battle for the future of the civil service, from making a success of levelling up to achieve net zero goals, IfG EVENTS stimulate fresh thinking and share ideas about how government works – and how it could work better.Institute for Government Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Northern Ireland with six months to go to Assembly elections

    Northern Ireland with six months to go to Assembly elections
    Nov 6 2026
    With elections to Stormont due in May 2027, this IfG webinar brought together an expert panel from Northern Ireland to explore the most recent developments and how they affect the prospects for the next elections. How is the executive, restored in January 2024 with the first ever nationalist first minister, faring? Will it hold on until the elections – or will the political row over Drumcree trigger another collapse? How is the economy doing, and what is happening with the budget? How are public services performing? What does Andy Burnham’s Brexit reset mean for Northern Ireland? And how are politicians in London and Belfast, including Burnham's recently appointed secretary of state Chris Bryant, managing the relationships and the politics? For answers to all these questions and more, our expert panel on 5 November featured: Professor Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University Sam McBride, Northern Ireland Editor at The Belfast Telegraph Sir David Sterling, former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Ann Watt, Director at Pivotal, Northern Ireland’s independent public policy think tank This webinar was chaired by Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • How can Andy Burnham deliver on Labour’s promise to improve public services?

    How can Andy Burnham deliver on Labour’s promise to improve public services?
    Oct 22 2026
    From hospitals to schools, policing and local government, the effects of Labour’s promised reforms to public services are now being felt. Waiting times for some NHS services have improved, absence from schools is falling, and knife crime and neighbourhood crime have both fallen. But despite these signs of improvement, a thorny set of problems across public services could threaten Andy Burnham’s own ambitious reform agenda. The launch event for the IfG’s annual Public Services Performance Tracker, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, considered Keir Starmer’s legacy on public service improvement, how Burnham can deliver tangible improvements before the next election, and what choices face John Healey at his first budget and subsequent spending review. Our expert panel considered: What is Andy Burnham’s public service inheritance? How much progress did Keir Starmer’s government make on public services? What are the biggest public service challenges that need to be addressed over the rest of the parliament? How might Burnham’s devolution agenda transform public services? What are the implications for the budget and next year’s spending review? To discuss these questions and more, we were joined by: Amber Dellar, Researcher at the Institute for Government Stuart Hoddinott, Associate Director at the Institute for Government Cassia Rowland, Associate Director at the Institute for Government This webinar was chaired by Thomas Pope, Chief Economist at the Institute for Government. Mark Franks, Director of Welfare at the Nuffield Foundation, made opening remarks. We would like to thank the Nuffield Foundation for kindly supporting this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • Leaders of tomorrow: How can the UK develop politicians fit for the future?

    Leaders of tomorrow: How can the UK develop politicians fit for the future?
    Oct 9 2026
    This discussion was part of the Institute for Government's programme of events at the Conservative Party Conference 2026. Speakers: Heather Blundell, CEO of Grayling Rt Hon Baroness Thérèse Coffey, former Deputy Prime Minister Rt Hon Lord Michael Gove, Editor of The Spectator This event was chaired by Vicky Elliott, Director at the Institute for Government This event was in partnership with The Spectator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 mins
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