Public finances
Plane speaking with the PM
Daily Mirror political editor John Stevens reveals what it's really like to join the prime minister on the plane for a foreign trip.
‘Levelling up’ from the centre
A new central government approach is needed to reduce regional inequality.
Birmingham’s budget woes should be a warning to government – or other councils could follow suit
The government should take action on systematic failures in local government finance.
School concrete crisis shows the danger of short-term capital budget thinking
Capital budgets need to be made less prone to unpredictability.
The Rishi Reshuffle
The IfG podcast team is back to take stock of the last few months – and look ahead to what a lively couple of months might bring for government.
Public sector pay is not the only aspect of fiscal policy that can stoke inflation
Is fiscal policy really the right way to try to cut inflation?
Better borrowing numbers do not mean the chancellor has a tax cuts war-chest
The chancellor and prime minister should not use inflation to cut spending by the back door.
How is evidence used in tax policy making?
A key tenet of good policy making, including on tax, is use of the best available evidence.
Why government (still) needs to dispose of ‘Take Out the Trash Day’
The habit of issuing a deluge of data and documents as parliament rises for the summer is bad for scrutiny.
Will the Uxbridge by-election prove a crossroads for net zero?
Both main parties have appeared to temper their enthusiasm for ‘green’ policies in the wake of last Thursday’s vote.