Parliament and the constitution
Peer pressure
The Times' Henry Zeffman joins the podcast team to discuss House of Lords reform and parliamentary scrutiny.
The legislative process: How to empower parliament
Government should give parliament proper power to scrutinise legislation.
Labour’s constitutional proposals
What the Brown Commission recommendations for constitutional reform say and what they mean.
Five things we’ve learned about the Brown Commission on the UK’s future
A team of IfG experts weigh up the key recommendations set out in the Gordon Brown's Commission on the UK's Future report.
Labour’s proposals for a reformed House of Lords need more work
Labour will now need to think carefully about how to design and deliver such a major constitutional change
Does the UK’s human rights regime need reform?
The government has confirmed that it will bring back the British Bill of Rights, but it is likely to face challenges from politicians of all parties.
Not by design: the erratic evolution of the British constitution since 1997
Politicians must recognise their duty to protect the UK constitution.
Ministers should protect the UK’s system of constitutional guardians
With the health of the UK constitution depending on an ecosystem of bodies and individuals, ministers should do more to protect these vital guardians.
Constitutional guardians
Ministers must do more to strengthen the UK's constitutional guardians.
How can Rishi Sunak fix the UK’s government? An IfG expert briefing on the challenges facing the new prime minister
Rishi Sunak has vowed to “fix” the mistakes made by his short-lived predecessor in No.10. But this country’s third prime minister in just over two mon