Research and analysis
We examine the questions that matter most for effective government.
Explore our research and analysis
A crossroads for diversity and inclusion in the civil service
Government departments need more guidance and targets to improve diversity and inclusion.
Labour’s constitutional proposals
What the Brown Commission recommendations for constitutional reform say and what they mean.
Leading a ministerial team
As a new secretary of state, how will you lead your ministerial team? Find out how other have done it.
Lord Frost
Lord Frost reflects on his time as minister of state overseeing Brexit.
Police accountability
Several recent high-profile scandals have brought into focus the need for strengthened police accountability.
Five things we’ve learned about the Brown Commission on the UK’s future
A team of IfG experts weigh up the key recommendations set out in the Gordon Brown's Commission on the UK's Future report.
Better use of data is needed for better energy support policies
The energy crisis has exposed the Treasury’s failure to use data to shape policy, a gap which needs fixing across government.
Pressure is growing on Sunak to properly reform standards
The prime minister needs to set out his plan for how he will tackle the issue that bedevilled his predecessor.
Opening up: how to strengthen the civil service through external recruitment
The civil service’s ability to deliver ministers’ priorities is being hurt by its failure to attract and properly use the skills of external recruits.
Migration policy is an early test for Rishi Sunak's competent government claims
Rishi Sunak is now under pressure to set out a serious response to the latest migration figures.