Public finances
Buckle up for 2023
The IfG team are joined by David Runciman, former presenter of Talking Politics, to discuss Rishi Sunak's and Keir Starmer's new year speeches.
Infrastructure
Our research assesses infrastructure decision making and how it can be improved.
2022: The Institute for Government’s Year in Review
Dr Hannah White looks back on a year which stretched British government to its limits.
Hiding behind the pay review bodies will not help end the strikes
Ministers are wrong to suggest that the independent pay review bodies dictate public sector pay settlements.
The Winter Of Discontent 2.0
The Times' Rachel Sylvester joins us to discuss public service strikes and NHS reform, and to look ahead to government in 2023.
Scottish government 2023/24 budget
The Scottish government’s annual budget allocates devolved spending in Scotland for the next financial year and sets some tax rates.
Pay review bodies
Pay review bodies are independent panels that gather evidence and then provide government with advice each year on pay for many public sector workers.
Subnational government in England
England’s usually messy patchwork of governing arrangements makes it an international outlier in its subnational government structures.
Peer pressure
The Times' Henry Zeffman joins the podcast team to discuss House of Lords reform and parliamentary scrutiny.
Better use of data is needed for better energy support policies
The energy crisis has exposed the Treasury’s failure to use data to shape policy, a gap which needs fixing across government.