Parliament and the constitution
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper chamber of the UK parliament. But what does it do?
Mystery date: when is the right time to call a general election?
Inside Briefing brings together three veterans of elections to look back on their experiences and discuss what might happen next.
Sunak, Starmer and the IfG agree: we need change at the general election
A return to stability would mean a transformational change to the way government works.
What would the constitution of an independent Scotland look like?
The IfG was at the SNP Conference to discuss some of the fundamental questions about the operation of an independent Scotland's political system.
Keir Starmer’s Mersey Mission
The Guardian’s Kiran Stacey joins the team to take stock of the post-conference landscape, and look ahead to the renewal of parliamentary hostilities.
The use of Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
What are the court proceedings between the UK and Scottish governments about?
IfG at the Labour Party Conference 2023
The IfG was in Liverpool for a series of fringe events on the constitution, devolution, public services, AI and more.
By-elections since the 2019 general election
There have been more by-elections in the 2019 parliament than any in recent times.
IfG at the Conservative Party Conference 2023
The IfG was in Manchester for a series of fringe events on the constitution, levelling up, public services, AI and more.
What is the point of party conferences?
On a new podcast – The Expert Factor – Dr Hannah White, Anand Menon from UKICE, and Paul Johnson from the IFS, look ahead to the party conferences.