Coronavirus
The government’s coronavirus announcements outpace its ability to deliver them
Ministers’ rhetoric will undermine public confidence if they consistently fail to deliver
Science and politics: how expert advice shapes decisions in government
Throughout its response to the coronavirus outbreak, the government has repeatedly said that it will be led by the science.
Coronavirus: how different countries supported the unemployed
A comparison of the policies adopted by a collection of advanced economies with different tax and benefit systems.
Ending the outsourcing of probation is the right decision
Transferring services back to the public sector is the right decision, though it should not be attempted overnight.
There needs to be a rapid review on coronavirus as part of a full public inquiry
A rapid review into the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis is also essential to be better prepared for a second wave
A virtual parliament was well equipped to make progress on the government’s legislative agenda
The government's justification for abolishing the 'virtual parliament' that it was holding up its legislative programme does not stand up to scrutiny
Leading in an emergency: cabinet secretaries and crises
We talk to three former cabinet secretaries about the kinds of crises they faced.
Preparing the public for Brexit will be much harder this time around
The government has set itself a huge communications task in attempting to prepare the public for Brexit while also keeping it safe during a pandemic
How Taiwan became a coronavirus success story
For this special IfG Live event, the Taiwanese Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, joined us to explain how Taiwan has contained the virus successfully
The prime minister is right to apply his Brexit management model to coronavirus
The prime minister’s new coronavirus cabinet committees, based directly on the model he used to “get Brexit done”, should help improve government co-o