Devolution
Lord German
Lord German reflects on leading the Liberal Democrats into coalition and making the best use of the limited powers of the Welsh Government.
Lord McConnell
Lord McConnell reflects on managing the first budget of the Scottish Government, becoming First Minister and promoting an outward-looking Scotland.
European structural funds: the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
What are EU structural funds?
Keynote speech by Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales, to deliver a keynote speech.
A second Brexit referendum: the practical questions
A ‘people’s vote’ cannot be ruled out as a possible outcome of the current parliamentary chaos.
Labour Party Conference 2018
We have now announced a programme of events at the Labour Party Conference. These will take place on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 September.
Irish reunification
What is a border poll? What would happen if Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland voted in favour of reunification?
The Scottish Parliament has rejected the Brexit bill – are we heading for a second independence referendum?
The Prime Minister now faces an unpalatable choice: concede defeat or help the SNP make the case for indyref2.
Metro mayors are a good start
New metro mayors mark another (very) small step in the devolution process – but this should be far from the end of the journey.
Westminster is taking Edinburgh and Cardiff to court – but it faces difficulties even if it wins
The Supreme Court's decision will do little to resolve the underlying problem of poor relations between the UK and devolved governments.