Policy making
We look at how government makes policy and develop ways to do it more effectively.
Our analysis
See allDavid Lammy has high ambitions for the Foreign Office
The shadow foreign secretary has set out his stall for how he will run the FCDO if Labour get elected.
Labour’s plans to improve the legislative process are welcome, but government is about more than law making
IfG director Hannah White reflects on Lucy Powell's keynote speech.
The parties should focus on substance as well as sales ahead of the election
Election fever is hotting up in the aftermath of the local elections.
Better policy making
How government – both ministers and officials – could change to make policy better.
Read the reportOur reports
Responding to shocks: 10 lessons for government
10 lessons that government should learn from its handling of the Covid crisis.
Moving On: The cost of high staff turnover in the civil service
Staff turnover is weakening the civil service
Our events
Keynote speech: Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
How would a Labour government approach international diplomacy and foreign policy?
Beyond the dark arts: what next for the Whips’ Office?
The Whips’ Office is crucial for achieving any government’s agenda. How has the role changed in the past and how might it change in the future?
Data Bites #49: Getting things done with data in government
In an exciting, quickfire format, each speaker has eight minutes to present on data in government.
Would you like to be an Institute for Government intern?
Find out more about the IfG’s internship programme and the application process in this special advice session and Q&A.
Our policy making team
Sophie Metcalfe
Researcher
Same-sex marriage legislation shows that policy can lead public opinion
Rosa Hodgkin
Researcher