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Will Boris Johnson’s new chief of staff Steve Barclay be able to get a grip?
It is not yet clear how the prime minister’s new No.10 set-up will help him survive
Cost of living crisis
How high is inflation? What prices are increasing fastest? Why have prices increased so rapidly?
Targets alone will not solve the NHS backlog
Poorly designed NHS targets could do more harm than good
Cost of living crisis: reducing energy bill costs
Energy costs have increased sharply since 2021, largely due to a surge in wholesale gas prices.
The government spurns another opportunity to show commitment to transparency
Another opportunity for the government to show leadership on transparency and ethics has gone begging
Levelling up: the IfG view on the white paper
The white paper does not provide a clear-sighted diagnosis for tackling regional inequalities.
The government has yet to convince that Brexit benefits outweigh the costs
The government’s ‘Benefits of Brexit’ reads more like a short-term fillip for backbench MPs rather than a long-term plan
A framework for reviewing the UK constitution
The Institute for Government and Bennett Institute for Public Policy launch a major review of the UK constitution.
The levelling up white paper: welcome ambition but underwhelming policies
The set of policies in the long-awaited levelling up paper fail to meet the scale of the challenge
Lord Agnew is right: Covid support write-offs merit more resources
Debt incurred should be pursued – no matter if the loan was agreed during a crisis.