Policy making
Rishi Sunak’s first year as prime minister: the IfG verdict
How has Rishi Sunak fared in his first 365 days as the UK’s prime minister? The IfG expert team weigh up the progress he has – or has not – made.
Why is the UK so bad at infrastructure?
The Expert Factor team take a deep dive into what goes wrong when the UK wants to build big things.
The European Convention on Human Rights: leave or stay? You decide
The question of whether to leave or stay in the ECHR is live again (when is it not?)
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.
Keir Starmer’s narrative has some major plot holes to fill
Labour still needs to set out its policies and a plan for implementation.
Emergency prison measures are the result of poor policy making
The situation in prisons will get worse before it gets better.
Six key takeaways from the Labour conference in Liverpool
As the glitter settled on Keir Starmer's speech, what key themes emerged from Labour's annual gathering?
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.
Retention in public services
How can government keep workers in the NHS, schools and police?
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.