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.
Mayors at a gallop: the national influence of local leaders
Should we have more mayors? And should they have more powers?
Raging against the machine: how prime ministers can deal with the frustration of not getting things done
Potential prime ministers need to think about how they will govern.
Second time around? Lessons for another coalition
Brokering agreement would be much tougher this time round.
Good data, good policy?
Gavin Freeguard talks data in policy-making.
Let’s check the PM’s power to reshape Whitehall
Prime ministers should have to justify department changes.
Guest blog: A word on ‘machinery of government’ changes – from a man who knows
Advice on how to set up a department.
Placing the career ladder on a stable platform
There’s a great deal of consensus around the value of apprenticeships in helping people to build careers. But will consensus mean stability?
A recipe for failure? Why government’s relationship with arm’s-length bodies matters
We discuss in a new report.
Meeting the mentors
This week’s Women Leaders event explored the value of mentoring in addressing gender inequality and concluded that all kinds of people could benefit.
One direction: first accounting officer ministerial direction published since 2010
Is it a crisis of civil service confidence in ministers?