Ifg Events Podcast

The Institute for Government launched a new report Governing without Ministers, looking at how Northern Ireland has functioned without ministers for nearly 1,000 days. The report provides an analysis of the history of power-sharing in Northern Ireland, how Northern Ireland has operated since the collapse of the executive in 2017, the consequences of these arrangements, and how a future executive could be supported once restored. The panel discussed the past, present and future governance challenges facing Northern Ireland. It included: Sir Jonathan Phillips KCB, Warden at Keble College, Oxford and former Permanent Secretary of the Northern Ireland Office (2005–10) Peter May, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Justice, Northern Ireland Civil Service Owen Sims, Senior Policy Officer at CBI Northern Ireland Jill Rutter, Programme Director at the Institute for Government Jess Sargeant, Researcher at the Institute for Government The event was chaired by Bronwen Maddox, Director, Institute for Government