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.
Closing quangos: lessons from Ofcom and the Hearing Aid Council
Friends, Romans and Coalition Partners
Why the coalition government might want to make Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' its summer recess reading.
Why fairness matters when the cuts begin to bite
How should you go about a fiscal consolidation?
IPSA's battle for consent
Sir Ian Kennedy gave a frank account of IPSA's recent challenges to the Institute for Government.
Is coalition government here to stay?
Regardless of how long the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition lasts, long-term trends suggest coalitions are likely to be more common.
Q. When is an agency not an agency?
A: When like the Environment Agency, it's an executive non-departmental public body.
How much does a government website cost?
An evening with Tony Blair
On Monday evening, the Institute for Government and our guests were the first to hear Tony Blair’s reflections on his time in Number 10.
It took a scandal
Peter Riddell on Vanessa Nicholls' report on the running of the House of Commons.