Parliament and the constitution
The government can be judged against the promises of this Queen's Speech
The hefty spending commitments in the Queen’s Speech show that Boris Johnson is winning the battle of ideas with his chancellor
Taking stock of the Conservative manifesto
The government is yet to deliver around half of its 2019 manifesto promises – and many of those it has made progress on are the ‘easy wins’.
Three victories that strain the union
The strength of the SNP and Welsh Labour shows the scale of the task in holding the union together – now the prime minister’s biggest challenge
Gender balance in politics
This explainer takes a closer look at how women are represented in parliament, cabinet, the civil service and among ministers and special advisers.
Lord Speaker
What is the role of the Lord Speaker?
Parliament and the pandemic: the legacy of Covid-19
The arrival of Covid-19 forced parliament to innovate rapidly and experiment with new ways of working. These had a dramatic impact on the way MPs and
The Lobbying Scandal: ACOBA on the ropes
A special INSIDE BRIEFING EXTRA brings together IfG’s experts on ministers, civil servants and standards in public life to make sense of it all – and
Senedd Cymru (Welsh parliament)
The Senedd Cymru (Welsh parliament) in Cardiff is the devolved legislature of Wales.
Parliament must be afforded proper scrutiny of any Covid passport scheme
The government should introduce a bill to ensure the Covid passport scheme receives proper parliamentary scrutiny
Privy council
The privy council is formally a body of advisers to the King.