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.
Special advisers – out of the shadows and into the light
Police and crime commissioners: teething problems
Ministerial involvement in civil service appointments
Better training – what does the West Coast debacle tell us about commissioning skills?
West Coast Mainline
Evidenceballs
Government outsourcing – too good to be true?
The ideal mandarin: exhuming the dead generalist?
Guest blog: Why mandarins matter - a response
Improving accountability— an urgent search without easy solutions