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.
Cameron's Big Society speech: a day for mutual learning?
The Prime Minister has today laid out what the Government will do to support the Big Society.
Taking the myki: Melbourne's transport policy failures show importance of good policy design
For those of us who live in London, it is hard to imagine that Melbourne's versions of 'Boris bikes' or Oyster cards could be a failure.
Shock, chaos and public service reform
The long-delayed Public Services White Paper is apparently proving very difficult to finalise. Adrian Brown argues that we shouldn't be surprised.
The best laid plans...
By laying out the changes to departmental business plans, the Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency.
Preserving Britain's influence will require more than a redeployment of its diplomats
The Foreign Secretary has announced Britain will create new embassies and redeploy diplomats.
Last week's mayoral elections and the future of urban governance
The biggest English cities outside London will soon choose whether or not to adopt powerful elected mayors.
Leicester: The real constitutional revolution of 2011?
If AV is defeated tomorrow, it is the city of Leicester which will herald the revolutionary constitutional change of the year.
Defra's Animal Health & Welfare Board: Letting the outside in
Proposals today by Defra to create an Animal Health and Welfare Board represent a fascinating move to open out policy making.
Fear of piloting
A group of Lib Dem peers want to delay national roll out of elected police commissioners until they have been piloted.
Policy iPad or policy New Coke?
According to one senior civil servant, "if we built aeroplanes the way we build policy, none would ever fly".