Public services
Data after Brexit
This event discussed the implications of the UK potentially losing access to EU data
Croydon council's bankruptcy is a warning for the UK government
Croydon’s bankruptcy shows the problems of delaying decisions on local government funding
Five things we learnt from the 2020 spending review
Before the spending review, we outlined five things to look for in the chancellor’s announcement. We assess what the statement told us about each one.
How to avoid government mega-projects becoming mega-disasters: lessons from the past
How are major decisions on major projects made today? Dr Nicholas Westcott, Director of the Royal African Society, joins us for this event.
How public services have coped with coronavirus
This event launched the fifth edition of Performance Tracker, an analysis of the performance of five key public services during the pandemic.
Performance Tracker 2020
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
No.10 should be able to tell Marcus Rashford who is in charge of children’s meals
There is not a department for feeding hungry children but that should not stop government dealing with the issue
Coronavirus should trigger long-term reforms to Universal Credit
The Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee speaks sense on what needs to be done to make Universal Credit work better
NHS targets require flexibility during the coronavirus crisis
Graham Atkins argues that hospital targets are not appropriate when coronavirus hospitalisations are increasing
IfG LIVE 2020 Conservative Fringe Programme
This year the Institute ran a series of virtual fringe events on the Monday of the Conservative Party Conference.