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.
The spending round: What to watch for on Wednesday
The announcement of the results of the 2015-16 spending round is almost upon us.
Investable politics: will the spending review do enough to attract private capital?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is expected to commit tens of billions of pounds to big infrastructure projects in the spending review.
The old is dying, the new could yet be born
The civil service faces an interregnum
The lost world of royal commissions
Royal commissions have gone out of fashion.
Be careful what you review
What would an inquiry into the future of the civil service tell us?
IPPR report addresses important issues of accountability
Civil service reform could learn from overseas
There’s partnership working…and then there’s data sharing!
A blog from a participant in Connecting Policy with Practice
There’s partnership working…and then there’s data sharing!
Revolution in a teacup?
Why ministers should choose permanent secretaries.
5 days - or longer - in May 2015
Lessons from 2010