It isn’t easy being the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2025. The Chancellor is restrained by two devices created by former Chancellors to reassure the markets. The first device is Gordon Brown’s “Golden Rule”, (the rule that says the current budget should balance) which was created to help New Labour win the 1997 election. The second device is the Office for Budget Responsibility, created by George Osborne in May 2010 to take economic forecasting out of the hands of optimistic politicians and put it into the hands of pessimistic economists.

For The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland Awards 2020, we announced two new exciting awards

What are the barriers to employment for disabled people, and what can be done about it?

Assuming the FCA and PRA’s proposals move forward given the government’s decision to pause new regulations for a non-financial reporting review, the Institute has responded to the consultation.

Join us on 12 March for a member event and the CGIUKI AGM, connect, learn and have your say

A book review on Strategic Reputation Management, reviewed by Daniel Valentine, Head of Communications

Chairing a board is a bit like conducting an orchestra, creating harmony and success by the collective contribution of all.

Meet Grace Parsons-Hann as she tells us what its like to work as Head of Governance at KPMG UK

ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute has today released a statement outlining its views about the situation of having chief executives, and other staff, as trustees of charitable companies such as academy trusts. The Institute believes that the situation is nuanced and a default of only one option will not always represent good governance practice.