Public finances
Local government funding in England
How local government is funded in England and how it has changed since 2010.
Radical Uncertainty: book launch with Mervyn King and John Kay
The Institute for Government was delighted to welcome Mervyn King and John Kay to discuss their new book – Radical Uncertainty.
How the government will be judged in its response to coronavirus
The spread of coronavirus means the government make make complex decisions – over many fronts – fast
The collapse of Flybe puts the government's post-Brexit agenda in the spotlight
The Flybe collapse asks questions of the government's post-Brexit approach to state intervention and its flagship 'levelling up' agenda
Six things we learnt from budget 2020
In the run-up to the budget, Dr Gemma Tetlow laid out six things she was looking out for and has since assessed what we learnt.
The Office for Budget Responsibility is a valuable institution and should be preserved
Sajid Javid is right that the OBR’s role should be preserved, and defended it alongside the Treasury as a ‘credible institution’
Current UK fiscal rules
What are the government’s current fiscal rules and is it on track to meet them?
How can outsourced public services be made more transparent?
The government spends £284 billion – almost a third of its total expenditure – on external suppliers.
Rules for funding for political parties
How much funding do political parties receive?
Capital investment: why governments fail to meet their spending plans
Departments may struggle to spend the money they are allocated as part of Johnson’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans.