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Gemma Tetlow
Chief Economist
Gemma's recent work
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Capital spending in public services
Crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons need a new capital spending plan to turn performance around.
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Ruling out tax rises undermines Sunak's and Starmer's credibility on public services
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are making tax pledges that limit their public spending options.
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The job of costing opposition policies should be removed from ministerial influence
The latest row between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer is a reminder of why opposition policy costings should be viewed with extreme caution.
All work
Levelling up: the IfG view on the white paper
The white paper does not provide a clear-sighted diagnosis for tackling regional inequalities.
The levelling up white paper should not be delayed any longer
The government is running out of time to spell out its levelling up strategy, argues Gemma Tetlow.
HS2: lessons for future infrastructure projects
How government can ensure future infrastructure spending is money well spent – and where ministers can learn from the mistakes of the HS2 project.
Rishi Sunak's budget reverses the policies of George Osborne
The chancellor has taken a gamble by offering little to help with cost of living pressures this winter
Performance Tracker 2021
The pandemic has created huge backlogs in public services – failing to address these backlogs now will push up costs in future.
The four IfG takeaways from the Labour Party Conference
The IfG team headed to Labour's party's conference in Brighton to find out what type of government Keir Starmer wants to lead
Currency options for an independent Scotland
Any currency choice for a newly independent Scotland would require its government to bring borrowing down to a sustainable level.
Tax and spending questions facing the government in autumn 2021
Numerous spending pressures on government mean Rishi Sunak will face a difficult balancing act this autumn.
If Boris Johnson is serious about ‘levelling up’, he needs to define what it means
"Levelling up" has been a useful slogan that can mean all things to all people
The fiscal position of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Breaking away from the UK would leave Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland facing sizeable fiscal deficits.