The potential lessons of a contemporary history of Whitehallstretch far and wide

Britain’s Civil Service has been the subject of near constant study, with its permanent nature acting as a repository of information about the day-to-day functioning of our Westminster government. A new study by the Institute for Government and Kings College London, aims to combine an academic approach to research with modern think-tank communication techniques to create greater impact and to showcase the benefits of academic social science research, says Catherine Haddon.