Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The furlough scheme risks providing poor value for money and should end as planned at the end of September – even if it is still supporting many jobs.
In conversation with Louise Casey: rethinking support for the poorest after the pandemic
Baroness Casey was in conversation with Bronwen Maddox, IfG Director, to discuss the way Britain supports its poorest families.
In conversation with Professor Neil Ferguson
Neil Ferguson discussed the lessons he has learned about advising government and the role of scientific modelling in informing decision making.
Employers and staff need government answers on post-Covid office arrangements
The government’s failure to provide clear guidance for returning office workers will prove a costly abdication of responsibility
Productivity and innovation: not such a simple story
Research and development spending is not sufficient to restore the UK economy to productivity growth
Covid Tests: Schools and exams in 2022 and beyond
With exams returning in 2022, the Department for Education and Ofqual face difficult decisions about grading, fairness and restoring confidence in the
Schools and coronavirus
The government's failure to make contingency plans for schools is the most “unforgiveable aspect” of its handling of education during Covid.
In conversation with Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome Trust
Sir Jeremy Farrar set out his reflections on the extraordinary last 18 months and put forward his ideas on how the world can be better prepared to tac
Tackling Covid-19 over the long term
A weak and fragmented global response risks extending and worsening the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government’s Covid policy is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions
The prime minister has failed to justify a coronavirus policy that is contradictory, confused and will not work.