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.
Could this be the most successful G7 ever?
The international tax deal brokered for the summit in Cornwall this week is ambitious – and could win agreement
For Boris Johnson, following advice on ethics is the exception not the rule
The civil service must do more to improve its socio-economic diversity
The civil service’s claim to be a true meritocracy will be hollow unless it improves career prospects for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
The CBI’s economic diagnosis: welcome optimism, too much collaboration, not enough competition
Giles Wilkes says the CBI's new policy paper steps away from the importance of competition
Dominic Cummings’s testimony highlights the urgent need to start the Covid inquiry
The prime minister’s former chief adviser is right to call for the Covid inquiry to begin work immediately.
The Covid failures according to Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings has done most damage to the prime minister and health secretary but his portrait of the incompetence of government demands response
The questions to ask Dominic Cummings
The select committee interrogating Dominic Cummings needs to make sure he answers questions on their terms, not his own
Four options for a UK trade strategy
The Northern Ireland protocol needs political movement to succeed
The UK and the EU should stop blaming each other for the stalemate on the protocol – and be willing to compromise,
A coronavirus inquiry is welcome: here’s what needs to happen next
Marcus Shepheard identifies the steps that need to be taken to ensure it succeeds