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Pritesh Mistry
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The Budget (whether details are published when expected or, erm, somewhat early) is obviously a moment of huge political theatre but it is ALSO the start of a parliamentary process, which we touch on on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk liveblog
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Need a break from the dulcet tones of tractor horns? Keep your eyes glued to the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk #Budget day liveblog for news and commentary, as Rachel Reeves set out her potentially parliament-defining plans for the #economy, #tax and #spending.
instituteforgovernment.org.uk Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 4h
Today Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget as chancellor.

Our IfG experts will be live-blogging all the developments from the chancellor's speech and exploring what her plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.

Follow along www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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It's Budget Day - follow my fantastic @instituteforgovernment.org.uk colleagues @gemmatetlow.bsky.social, @danhaile.bsky.social, @drbenpaxton.bsky.social, @philipnye.bsky.social, @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social and others for all the latest!

And check out their live blog here for in-depth analysis:
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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The OBR will today release its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

But how does the OBR produce its forecasts? What role do the forecasts play? And what data and assumptions go into them?

Here's what you need to know 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/of...
How does the Office for Budget Responsibility produce economic and fiscal forecasts? | Institute for Government
Economic and fiscal forecasts are a critical part of the government budget process. But what data and assumptions go into them?
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November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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It's budget day – so what have you missed?

@jillongovt.bsky.social asks Ed Balls and George Osborne what they would do in the budget

OBR forecasts

Ministers Reflect on the Treasury

John Swinney on what Reeves should do

Follow the live blog 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves prepares to announce tax measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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njdavies.bsky.social Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 1d
Another great edition of @hpiandycowper.bsky.social's newsletter. This week it features the Covid inquiry, @instituteforgovernment.org.uk analysis of the NHS, and the brutal PAC report on reducing elective waiting times

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IfG report finds health is in a mess The Institute For Government’s annual ‘Public Services Tracker’ has become another key part of the public sector landscape. Its sections on health, linked at the top in the R&RR list below, tell us things about the English NHS with which ‘Cut’ readers are wearily familiar. That doesn’t make them less valuable, of course. The IfG’s considerable reputation makes these things much harder to ignore. Its review describes the ‘triple shift’ ambitions as being “admirable aims. But they are also reforms that previous governments have attempted and largely failed to deliver. Streeting will need to overcome substantial institutional, financial, and political barriers to deliver his promises”. It is fair on the government’s record since the 2024 general election, calling it “mixed. There have been minor performance improvements in hospitals, a fall in hospital staff turnover, and a substantial uptick in the number of salaried GPs. “At the same time, there is evidence of increasing financial pressure in hospital trusts, industrial action by resident doctors is once again dampening activity, and the government has forced the service to focus time and money on abolishing NHS England (NHSE), reorganising integrated care boards and making redundancies, at the expense of a focus on improving performance.”
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Join us! Devolving growth: What are the challenges and opportunities for new strategic authorities?

This event will bring together an expert panel to explore how new strategic authorities can deliver local economic growth.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Join us! How should the government implement the lessons of the Covid Inquiry?

Join us to discuss the lessons from the second Covid Inquiry report and what it means for how future governments approach crisis management.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Want to do my job? Fantastic opportunity to join the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk partnerships team! Working at at the heart of the Institute, this role will give you the chance to work across teams, generate resource and drive impact. Drop me a line if you're interested and want to know more.
instituteforgovernment.org.uk Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 1d
Work with us! 🚨 We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to lead the business function within our partnerships team.

⏰ Applications close on Monday 8 December at 11:00.

Find out more about the role and how to apply www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
A job advert. Partnerships Manager Join our team and help us make government more effective! Permanent position starting as soon as notice period allows. Salary: £48,000 to £52,000, depending on skills and experience Deadline: Monday 8 December, 11:00am www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/current-vacancies/ partnerships-manager
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Thanks to Ed Balls and George Osborne for giving such interesting and different answers to my #Budget question on this week's @polcurrency.bsky.social pod (and for shoutouts to @instituteforgovernment.org.uk open.spotify.com/episode/6MC7... Hope Rachel was listening..
EMQs: Is it time for a Tory/Labour truce?
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November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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WEBINAR | Autumn budget 2025: What is Rachel Reeves’ plan for the economy?

Just hours after Rachel Reeves sets out the budget to parliament, our IfG experts will share their instant and essential analysis of the chancellor’s plans.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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On Wednesday Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget as chancellor.

So what can we expect? From fiscal and tax strategies to the cost of living and public services, our IfG experts set out six things to look out for www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
Rachel Reeves’s budget 2025: The IfG’s six things to look out for | Institute for Government
What can we expect from the chancellor’s second budget?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Great to see public sector pensions being discussed. But I think the key issue is are they actually good value for money for recruiting + retaining the public sector workforce we want? Or might giving people flexibility to switch some pension for pay be better value?
www.thetimes.com/article/77af...
We need to put a stop to unfair public sector pensions — here’s how
The incredibly generous schemes are unfair and unaffordable and there is no justification for continuing to offer them
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Very excited to see my PhD research referenced in this @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece

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Rachel Reeves is trapped by history
Like every chancellor since the Thatcher era, Reeves is refusing to look the public in the eye
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November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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One of my favourite charts from this year's Performance Tracker

Each dot shows a trust's bed occupancy in a given month

What's notable is how little variation there is across the country and across time

Go into any hospital in any month and you will find almost every bed is occupied
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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New paper, 'Ministers reflect on the Treasury' from @paddy-mcalary.bsky.social and me for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Pre-budget, we've compiled insights from 10 years of Ministers Reflect interviews, plus rex from the IfG catalogue on HMT. Favourite quotes to follow! 1/🧵 tinyurl.com/38anhkc7
Quote graphic with “#Ministers Reflect” and a statement about the chancellor’s power over money, attributed to Jeremy Hunt — Chancellor of the Exchequer (2022–24), whose portrait appears to the right of the quote. The quote reads: "I think most of your power does revolve around the decisions you can make over money [...as chancellor] that puts you in a very different position to every other cabinet minister, including the prime minister." The Institute for Government logo is in the corner of the image.
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Five things we learned from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry report on Module II

Our IfG experts unpack what the inquiry's report tells us about governance and decision making by ministers and the civil service during the pandemic www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/covi...
Five things we learned from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry report on Module II | Institute for Government
What does the report tell us about governance and decision making by ministers and the civil service during the pandemic?
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November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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NEW REPORT | Combined epidemiological and economic modelling: How can government better prepare for future pandemics?

@gemmatetlow.bsky.social @shaina-sangha.bsky.social reveal how the government needs to improve its use of modelling.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Combined epidemiological and economic modelling | Institute for Government
The pandemic showed the need for government to improve its use of modelling.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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NEW REPORT | The opportunity gap facing boys from low-income families at age 5 and beyond

Early attainment gaps mean some boys don't just start behind, they stay behind. @sophiemetcalfe.bsky.social @nehaldavison.bsky.social

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The opportunity gap facing boys from low-income families at age 5 and beyond | Institute for Government
Early attainment gaps mean some boys don't just start behind, they stay behind.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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The government has high ambitions for public services. But with patchy progress, it needs to get a grip to make a success of its reforms

Read our Performance Tracker 2025: Summary
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Performance Tracker 2025: Summary | Institute for Government
The government has high ambitions for public services. But with patchy progress, it needs to get a grip to make a success of its reforms
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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I am not an education policy person, so not going to comment on the content of these proposals.

What I find interesting is, as the piece notes, how this is a move against the last government's education policies, seen by many as one of their big successes...

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review
Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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This afternoon my colleagues at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk will be discussing the second covid inquiry report. Join us online at lunchtime & bring your questions - see you there!

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/covid-...
The Covid Inquiry: What does Module II say about government decision making and political governance? | Institute for Government
Join our IfG experts webinar to unpack the Covid Inquiry's findings and explore their implications for future governance.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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The Covid Inquiry report has argued that government should have learnt lessons in mid-2020 to prepare for the second wave www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/ther...
There needs to be a rapid review on coronavirus as part of a full public inquiry | Institute for Government
A rapid review into the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis is also essential to be better prepared for a second wave
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November 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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As the covid inquiry gears up for Module 9 on economic policy, @gemmatetlow.bsky.social and I have a new @ukri.org-funded @instituteforgovernment.org.uk report out on Epi-econ modelling for pandemics. We set out why govt needs to invest now 1/🧵
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Combined epidemiological and economic modelling | Institute for Government
The pandemic showed the need for government to improve its use of modelling.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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WEBINAR | The Covid Inquiry: What does Module II say about government decision making and political governance?

TODAY!!

Join our IfG experts webinar to unpack the Covid Inquiry's findings and explore their implications for future governance.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/covid-...
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM