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.
It is inappropriate for the government to interfere in parliamentary scrutiny
Parliamentary scrutiny will lose credibility if the government continues to interfere in the membership of parliamentary committees.
OBR scenarios suggest that Rishi Sunak’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ may not be enough
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s newly published scenarios underline the uncertainty of the economic outlook
Coronavirus highlights the need for government and academia to work together
It is more important than ever for government and academia to work together
The Huawei U-turn will have wide repercussions
The government’s review of foreign, defence and security policy needs to include trade policy and set out the aims for relations with China
The prime minister’s plan for a radical shake-up of the NHS is not the right prescription
There is no case for restricting the operational independence of NHS England and giving ministers new powers of direction over the health service
The government's Brexit border plan is far from being oven ready
The government’s publication of the border operating model is just the first of many steps to ensure business is ready for Brexit
The business bailout dilemma still awaits Rishi Sunak and the government
A growing debt overhang means the difficult decisions are still all in the future for the Treasury
Westminster’s proposals on the UK internal market could lead to a constitutional collision
A constitutional clash is looming, writes Jess Sargeant
The June deadline for Brexit extension has passed – but the UK could still buy more time
There are ways to secure more time later in the year for businesses worried about their new trading relationship with the EU
Five things we learnt from Rishi Sunak's summer economic statement
The chancellor has set out the ‘second phase’ of the government’s economic response to coronavirus