Prime ministers
Report
Why does the UK struggle with growth? How the centre of government can design better growth policy
The Labour Government in the United Kingdom (UK) has set itself the mission of markedly raising the UK's growth rate. This report sets out the underlying problems with the way the Government – like many previous governments – approaches growth policy and how the centre can be reformed to better equip it to take tough...
Report
Report of the Inquiry into the Appointment of the Former Prime Minister to Administer Multiple Departments
In August 2022, Virginia Bell AC was appointed to conduct an inquiry into the appointment of former Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, to administer departments other than the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and related matters. This report outlines the findings from the inquiry.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Clive Palmer and the United Australia Party claim three former prime ministers as their own. Is that correct?
United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer says his party can boast three former prime ministers. Verdict: Mr Palmer's claim is nonsense.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Clive Palmer and the United Australia Party claim three former prime ministers as their own. Is that correct?
United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer says his party can boast three former prime ministers: Joseph Lyons, Billy Hughes and Sir Robert Menzies. Verdict: Mr Palmer's claim is nonsense.
Report
The heart of the problem: a weak centre is undermining the UK government
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom are powerful. But the administrative support they receive is limited, meaning that the exercise of that power is not as effective as it should be. This paper argues that the prime minister’s job is made harder because the symbiotic institutions that give him or her direct support – No.10...