Ties between ministers and civil servants have atrophied.
- Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London
The political calculations that explain Labour’s tax and spend budget.
Ministers and civil servants used to work hand in glove, but that relationship has steadily eroded since the 1980s.
Major civil service change is in the air, but the government shouldn’t underestimate the scale of the challenge.
There is something contrived about parties producing detailed plans for a parliament that may well last five years, in a world that is volatile and uncertain.
The party has long dominated but the scale of the lead raises questions about why the Conservatives are experiencing such unprecedented unpopularity.
The capital doesn’t really know what to make of the Labour leader – which is, in itself, telling.
Polling puts the incumbent far ahead of his challenger Shaun Bailey.
Here’s why you should bother paying attention to the documents published by your party this election.
Half the party banged on about Europe so much they got a referendum. Now the Conservatives are divided about what happens now.
Civil servants are left out of manifesto writing, and we’re all worse off for it.
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