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.
Disappointment by results
Fashions come and go, in Whitehall as well as on the catwalk.
What Danny Alexander should have said at the “What Works” launch
Four more "what works" centres have been announced.
Why has trust in civil servants gone up?
And this interest is despite the rank order generally not changing much.
Clarity about the Civil Service: learning from New Zealand
The New Zealand Minister for the Civil Service spoke in the UK this week.
Delivering open data
Royal Mail privatisation continues at pace.
The weakest link – what the horse meat scandal tells us about better regulation
The answer is to enforce the regulations that exist.
Making tax policy
The IFS director reflects on tax policymaking
10p or not 10p – that is NOT the question
Learning from budget mistakes.
Social care reforms will only address part of the funding problem
Yesterday, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt put an end to months of speculation when he revealed the Government’s response to the 2011 Dilnot Commission.
Mid-Staffs report should be the start of a debate not the automatic solution
The Mid-Staffs report should be read carefully