Coronavirus
Guest blog: Bernard Jenkin on the long-term consequences for Whitehall after coronavirus
The attitude and behaviour of ministers, their advisers, Parliament and the political parties needs to change, as well as that of the civil service
Coronavirus: local lockdowns
A local lockdown is a partial or full re-imposition of measures to control the spread of the coronavirus in a specific locality.
Playing “whack-a-mole” with coronavirus is not a good enough local lockdown strategy
Ministers need a strategy for targeted restrictions, just as they needed a strategy for national ones
Covid-19: wage subsidies and unemployment
Governments across the developed world have invested huge amounts of money into policies designed to prop up household incomes.
UK government coronavirus decision making: key phases
As the UK government’s response to coronavirus has evolved, it has made a number of changes to the crisis machinery, forums of science advice, and dec
Mark Drakeford FM of Wales in conversation with Bronwen Maddox
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome the First Minister of Wales, the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS.
Bailout for business after coronavirus
The government's corporate bailout plan will have to shift from loans and debt-guarantees to equity and direct grants.
The criminal justice system
The UK criminal justice system is facing unprecedented court case backlogs and record prisoner numbers.
In conversation with Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz
Economist and Nobel Prize Winner Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz joined Bronwen Maddox to discuss the coronavirus pandemic.
Is the government calling time on the two-metre rule?
There are economic risks, as well as opportunities, to reducing the UK's coronavirus social distancing rule