Public finances
Investment zones
Investment zones are the government’s new proposal to set up knowledge-intensive clusters to drive economic growth
Jeremy Hunt will not find it easy to deliver departmental spending cuts
It will be difficult to find cuts to public service budgets
How not to run a government: the lessons from Liz Truss's first 40 days
As Truss attempts to calm the markets, the public and her party, the IfG’s new director Dr Hannah White brought together an expert IfG panel to examin
The government is right to U-turn on a national energy efficiency campaign
The anti-nanny state government was reluctant even to give people basic information to cut their energy bills
IfG events at the 2022 Conservative Party Conference
The Institute for Government was delighted to be hosting a series of fringe events at the 2022 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Kwarteng and Truss show the perils of disregarding economic institutions
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng must respond to their miscalculations by recognising that the UK’s economic institutions are vital national assets
IfG events at the 2022 Labour Party Conference
The Institute for Government was delighted to host a series of fringe events at the 2022 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Liz Truss is breaking with more than ‘economic orthodoxy’
Liz Truss' approach to government also reflects a change from accepted norms of good government
Kwasi Kwarteng’s new era of economic policy is a major gamble
On tax in particular, the chancellor has chosen cuts to headline rates rather than grasping the nettle on big tax reform.
Blocking OBR forecasts undermines the credibility of Liz Truss’s economic plans
The new prime minister and chancellor should stand up for the Official for Budget Responsibility instead of blocking the publication of its forecasts