Incisive commentary from the IfG’s expert team on issues facing government and key ministerial decisions.
From analysis of key political events such as budgets and party conferences to snap responses to unexpected developments such as government reshuffles, our writers set out their views and analyse what government gets right, what it gets wrong, and what it can do better.
100 days of solitude: progress since the decision to leave the EU
We still know very little about what ‘Brexit’ will look like and how the UK’s negotiating position will be decided
Out of the frying pan, into the FOIA: government departments and Freedom of Information requests, Q2 2016
How did government departments respond to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests between April and June 2016?
Trust in government is growing – but it needs to deliver
Much has been written about the deep divide between Leave and Remain voters. New polling published today by the IfG challenges this analysis
Go ahead on Hinkley points to poor infrastructure decision making
Theresa May has decided that Hinkley will go ahead, with new conditions to protect national security
How can Parliament conduct effective Brexit scrutiny?
The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, says accountability to Parliament for Brexit negotiations will be retrospective
Civil Service staff numbers Q2 2016: how big is Whitehall as it prepares for Brexit?
The latest Civil Service staff numbers are out, taking us to the end of June, the month of the EU referendum
Lessons from Universal Credit to help current and future major projects
This week the Institute for Government published Universal Credit: From disaster to recovery?
Universal Credit – a programme in recovery?
The Institute for Government has published 'Universal Credit – from disaster to recovery?' The report looks at the lessons of Universal Credit
What are Theresa May’s policy priorities as Parliament returns?
Emma Norris looks at how domestic policy priorities are shaping up and what May’s government needs to focus on first
Learning across boundaries: standing on the shoulders of giants
In this guest blog, Graeme McDonald, Director of Solace, explores some of the key issues raised in a new report