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.
We still need answers on Windrush
Current and former home secretaries must be held accountable for their policy design.
Capita’s collapse would be far messier than Carillion’s
While we don’t yet know whether Capita will fail, the mere risk should spur government action on this critical issue.
The Government cannot avoid Parliament forever on a customs union
The Prime Minister should start to use the UK Parliament to strengthen her bargaining position.
Westminster is taking Edinburgh and Cardiff to court – but it faces difficulties even if it wins
The Supreme Court's decision will do little to resolve the underlying problem of poor relations between the UK and devolved governments.
The Home Office must drop ‘hostile environment’ approach for Brexit
The current Home Office approach is not compatible with the need to get a huge number of EU nationals registered in a short space of time.
The Wales Act: a new dawn for Welsh devolution?
It is unlikely that the Wales Act 2017 will be the lasting devolution settlement previously envisaged. Instead, more constitutional churn lies ahead.
We need proposals – not negotiators – to make progress on Brexit
If the UK does not have detailed ideas of what it wants, there is no point splashing out on Eurostar fares for hundreds of civil servants.
Crime is about more than policing
The debate over police cuts isn't going anywhere without a robust, cross-government response to go with it.
Tax devolution is welcome – but the system increasingly lacks coherence
There is a strong case for a review of how devolved and local government is funded.
DCMS becomes the department for data
Bringing government data policy together provides an opportunity to revitalise it.