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Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.

Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government – and what could be improved.  

Insight papers offer a concise run-down of key issues, including our snap analysis of current events such as changes of government or emerging external challenges.

Analysis papers and longer reports dig deeper, drawing on long-running research projects, data analysis and interviews with experts and other key figures to answer the big questions facing government today, such as how to reform the civil service, the role of the tax system or the use of evidence in policy making.  

Our three data-driven reports – Whitehall Monitor, Parliamentary Monitor and Performance Tracker – provide an unrivalled stocktake of the civil service, parliament and public services respectively.

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17 OCT 2022 Report chapter

Performance Tracker 2022: Police

The nature of police work changed during the height of the pandemic, but is now returning to previous patterns – and some growing challenges.

17 OCT 2022 Report chapter

Performance Tracker 2022: Schools

Schools are attempting to make up for the learning lost during the pandemic, but they face complex challenges.

17 OCT 2022 Report chapter

Performance Tracker 2022: Hospitals

The NHS is still struggling with the effects of the pandemic, while factors outside of Covid continue to put hospitals under intense pressure.

17 OCT 2022 Report chapter

Performance Tracker 2022: General practice

In the third year of the pandemic, general practice is attempting to cope with a huge surge in demand, putting pressure on an overstretched workforce.

17 OCT 2022 Report chapter

Performance Tracker 2022: Summary

While there are interconnected structural failures that will not be easy to address, there are steps that the government can take.