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.
Parliament lacks real power to hold PM to account on Sue Gray report
While parliament’s formal procedures can have limited effect on the prime minister, what happens in parliament could determine his future
The government should react with care to 'cost of living crisis' tax pressures
Short-term tax changes should not undermine the government's longer-term fiscal plans
MPs must not outsource their judgement about Boris Johnson to Sue Gray
Conservative MPs and cabinet ministers are putting more weight on Sue Gray’s investigation than it can possibly bear
The PM's Downing Street party problems won’t end with Sue Gray's report
Sue Gray’s party inquiry will provide the facts, but Boris Johnson must provide the answers
How much should energy policy and regulation be blamed for price rises?
Giles Wilkes explores the limits of energy policy and regulation – and where the system has failed.
Geidt and Johnson letters show need for serious government ethics reform
The latest instalment in the Downing Street flat saga reveals a series of failures, by ministers, advisers and officials, to uphold standards in gover
The levelling up white paper should not be delayed any longer
The government is running out of time to spell out its levelling up strategy, argues Gemma Tetlow.
2021: The view from the Institute for Government
The year ends much as it began, with Covid cases soaring and people across the UK being told to avoid socialising and get vaccinated.
New approach needed to avoid Covid data disputes and modelling misunderstanding
The reaction to SAGE modelling has again showed up flaws in how science has been used in the pandemic.
Lord Frost’s departure leaves gaps in the UK's post-Brexit domestic agenda
Liz Truss’s adoption of some – but not all – of Lord Frost’s remit raises questions about the government’s post-Brexit vision.