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.
Relationship advice
Plan for decentralisation now.
Power to the people - why giving away political power isn’t as easy as you might think
Burying the bodies
Questions linger about the Public Bodies Reform Programme.
Ofsted row obscures important facts about public appointments
We unpack them.
Clarity of accountability
Are permanent secretary objectives helping?
Guest blog: Commissioning 2.0
Commissioning is at a crossroads. How can we fix it?
‘Blue’ January for women and politics
Guest blog: Good law, nine months on
Reflecting on the Cabinet Office’s ‘good law’ project.
Guest blog: Civil service reform – my view
Caroline Spelman explains her perspective.
A civil service inquiry could do some good
But it has to address long-term reform.