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.
Boris Johnson's refurb row highlights the need to tighten ministerial rules
Full disclosure of Boris Johnson's decor bill must be followed by government moves to firm up ministerial rules
What the European Super League tells us about prime ministerial priorities
A dynamic prime minister did whatever it took to see off a threat to (one of our) national games
The UK government must take responsibility for making the Northern Ireland protocol work
Making the government’s protocol work in Northern Ireland would help reduce current tensions
Parliament must be afforded proper scrutiny of any Covid passport scheme
The government should introduce a bill to ensure the Covid passport scheme receives proper parliamentary scrutiny
The UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine decision strikes the right balance
The UK’s health establishment has responded calmly to concern and confusion around the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
Michael Gove is wrong to dismiss complaints over government’s Covid-19 transparency
Michael Gove was mistaken to respond to a letter from newspaper editors with a defence of the government’s transparency record
The chancellor has missed opportunities to lay the ground for tax reform
Rishi Sunak failed to use the budget or the government’s new ‘tax day’ to set out a coherent vision for the tax system
Cameron’s role with Greensill Capital has called the UK’s lobbying regulations into question
How to avoid a coronavirus vaccine war
The UK should be prepared to forego its claim to some vaccines to cool the dispute
This is the right time for the government to establish a coronavirus inquiry
The prime minister is resisting calls to set up an inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic