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.
Will new audit change give rise to a phoenix from the flames?
The abolition of the Audit Commission.
Beware the consensus rabbit
Change should always be scrutinised.
Pre-election policy costings
Practical lessons from overseas.
Clarity about pre-election contact with the Civil Service will lead to better government
Preparing for a possible change of government is responsible stewardship.
Mr Gove’s next schools test
Important questions about education reforms.
Emergent Ministerial Offices
Are they working?
Putting the child poverty target into law needed more thought
Setting ambitious targets with no clear way of achieving them undermines trust.
Civil service reform v4.0
A word from the wise?
Implementing the London Challenge
Beyond top-down and bottom-up.
Floodcheck
What is the background to the flooding debacle?