Policy making
Putting out the FiRe
Another week, another example of a big government project failing at scale.
Cutting Edge Policy - Understanding System Stewardship
A key reason for many failures is not recognising that networks and values are a driving factor, not simply incentives.
We need to talk about.... taxes
The publication of the IFS’s review of the tax system this week shows up the deficiencies in the way we make policy about taxation.
Masters of the universe
Two Tory MPs offers analysis of the banking crisis in a book confronting the need for bankers and policymakers to change their incentives.
Science lessons
Can policy makers learn anything from the way in which some elements of the scientific community now approach collaboration?
Mayors and the Localism Bill
This briefing note provides the Institute's view on how the Localism Bill could be strengthened.
Sticky red tape?
Now is a good time to ask whether the Red Tape Challenge is falling short of deregulators’ expectations.
A more agile democracy
More than 200,000 people have signed an online petition arguing that convicted London rioters should lose all benefits.
Loyalty?
Intrigued by a play that puts government quite literally centre stage, the Ifg trooped off en masse to the Hampstead Theatre to have a look.
The Dhoni example
Indian captain MS Dhoni’s sporting decision to let England batsman Ian Bell bat on after being given out has lessons for our political system.