This article from the Times uses Oflog data in a really damaging way and paints an unrealistic picture of local authority performance

As Rhys Clyne and I warned in our report last year, it also undermines local gov trust in Oflog

Short thread

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Humza Yousaf has announced his intention to resign as first minister of Scotland.

Here is what we know so far about the SNP leadership contest and the process to replace Humza Yousaf as first minister...

Here is our explainer on how the SNP and Scottish Parliament selected Humza Yousaf to replace Nicola Sturgeon last year (by Duncan Henderson & me) instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/snp-…

We will be updating this asap! Didn't expect another leadership contest quite so soon but there you go.

Last week the two no confidence motions in the First Minister and Scottish Government were tabled. Its now reported Humza Yousaf is considering resigning. So what happens now? 🧵

Former Attorney General Jeremy Wright tells an an Institute for Government event that Sunak will now 'struggle' to deliver promised integrity reforms such as tougher ACOBA rules

1/ For Institute for Government’s latest report, we gathered data on how often regulators appear before select committees - nearly a third of the regulators we identified have not been seen by a committee since December 2019. 🧵

On 2 May, 10 metro mayors, several thousand local councillors, 39 police and crime commissioners and the 25 members of the London Assembly are all up for election.

But what should we be looking out for and why do these elections matter?

This is going to be a fascinating discussion - a key part of government, that isn't always well understood, with a panel with fascinating insights