Public finances
SEND spending needs reform to stop local authorities going bust
Deficits in local authority education budgets need to be urgently addressed.
Has Sunak lost the plot?
The Times’ Geri Scott joins the podcast team to make sense of the latest chapter in the Conservative Party psychodrama.
Magical thinking about government needs a dose of reality
UK government needs to reform itself, and we cannot wait until 2025 to begin.
'Orthodoxy' is not the issue: the Treasury’s outsized power creates problems for government
Excessive power, rather than ‘orthodox’ thinking, is the main problem with the Treasury.
Treasury ‘orthodoxy’
The Treasury wields too much influence across government and dominates strategic thinking at the centre.
Your expert guide to UK politics in 2024
The Expert Factor team pick out the key moments ahead in 2024 – and explore what the future might mean for British politics and government.
The disorderly return of PFI assets risks disruption to public services
A toxic end to PFI contracts would not encourage future – and needed – private investment in public assets.
Rishi Sunak’s five pledges: one year on
How much progress has the prime minister made towards meeting his five pledges?
2024: The IfG’s five resolutions for doing government – and opposition – better
IfG experts set out five key asks for the government and opposition.
2023: The Institute for Government’s Year in Review
2023 was another busy year for the IfG.