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.
Government must integrate different forms of advice to inform coronavirus response
The incoherence of the government’s response to Covid-19 has not been helped by the failure to join up different forms of advice
Rishi Sunak’s furlough U-turn protects jobs but risks being poor value for taxpayer money
Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a long extension to furlough and self-employed support may end up being an over-correction
The government is under attack for its post-Brexit power hoarding ambitions
Ministers' actions to date suggest that they want a monopoly on any returned powers
The government's coronavirus data presentation is on the downslide
The government needs to urgently improve how it communicates data
Boris Johnson’s leadership is on the line in second coronavirus lockdown
It was a step the prime minister clearly did not want to take.
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their coronavirus approaches
Westminster and the devolved governments must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown rules
Government communications fall flat over The Great British Bake Off
Dodgy tweets erode trust in government communications
The government should fix the flailing Green Homes Grant
The chancellor should extend his flagship green recovery scheme beyond March
No.10 should be able to tell Marcus Rashford who is in charge of children’s meals
There is not a department for feeding hungry children but that should not stop government dealing with the issue
Simon Case must spell out how he will be a cabinet secretary for the whole civil service
Simon Case is playing it safe rather than setting out his stall