Public finances
Six things we learned from the spring budget 2023
What the chancellor's announcement revealed about the government's plans for tax and spending policy.
Budget 2023
What was in chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget on 15 March?
What do Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal about how Labour would govern?
A team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s "five bold missions" stack up
Rishi Sunak's new departments must work together to succeed
Giles Wilkes assesses the thinking behind Sunak’s decisions – and whether or not the restructuring can succeed.
Jeremy Hunt’s growth plan mixes welcome realism with speculative cakeism
The chancellor’s plan for growth is an evidence-based but policy-lite vision which may end up laying the groundwork for future governments.
Energy regulation requires trade-offs the regulator cannot make alone
Government must not cut Ofgem adrift in political seas.
Politicians should recognise the value of policy stability
The key message to emerge from the IfG’s conference is the value of stability in the way government, policy and regulation work.
Blasts from the past: Live at the IfG Government 2023 conference
In a special live edition, we welcome Dan Snow, author, historian and host of the History Hit podcast, to take a very long view of power and politics.
The Levelling Up Fund will not deliver on the government’s flagship agenda
The fund is another ineffective competitive funding pot that is neither large enough nor targeted enough to make a dent in regional inequalities.
The government’s strike strategy is damaging for public services
The government’s hard-line approach to strikes will exacerbate serious recruitment and retention problems.