Catherine Haddon is senior fellow at the Institute for Government
July 2022
The UK’s unwritten constitution is put to the test by Johnson’s unprincipled acts
PM’s repeated flouting of uncodified rules highlights the need for a trustworthy, future-proofed system
December 2020
The UK government's chaotic handling of Covid made a Christmas U-turn inevitable
Catherine Haddon
From the outset, ministers have hesitated in the face of urgency and listened only selectively to scientific advice, says Catherine Haddon of the Institute for Government
April 2020
This isn't the first time No 10 has managed the message around a sick PM
Catherine Haddon
Unlike Boris Johnson’s coronavirus, Churchill’s stroke and Lloyd George’s Spanish flu were not communicated to the country, says Catherine Haddon of the Institute for Government
March 2020
Why Philip Rutnam’s row with Priti Patel shocked Whitehall
Catherine Haddon
The way in which the Home Office’s permanent secretary quit was unprecedented, and will have far-reaching consequences, says Catherine Haddon of the Institute for Government
December 2019
Aside from Brexit, what else will Boris Johnson’s government ‘get done’?
Catherine Haddon
The Conservative manifesto was remarkably light on detail, says Catherine Haddon, a senior fellow at the Institute for Government
September 2019
So parliament is returning. But what happens next?
Catherine Haddon
With parliament out of the picture, what happens next?
Catherine Haddon
December 2018
The panel
‘Brexit plot twists to come’: after May’s vote meltdown, what should happen next?
Martin Kettle, Katy Balls, Owen Jones and Catherine Haddon
Our writers react to prime minister’s decision to postpone the parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal
November 2018
Labour talk of forming a minority government is unrealistic – for now
Catherine Haddon
The chances of Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister without a general election are slim, says Catherine Haddon, senior fellow at the Institute for Government
