Incisive commentary from the IfG’s expert team on issues facing government and key ministerial decisions.
From analysis of key political events such as budgets and party conferences to snap responses to unexpected developments such as government reshuffles, our writers set out their views and analyse what government gets right, what it gets wrong, and what it can do better.
Canada shows the way on government financial transparency
Canada makes all its government financial and performance data available through one easy-to-use web portal. The UK Government could do the same.
Academics need support to increase their policy impact
Academia must properly fund engagement if we are to avoid missing out on the benefits of expertise for policy making.
The EU27 take control of the Brexit extension
The EU’s latest Brexit extension offer was more about protecting the EU than helping the UK to sort itself out.
The Government must explain what this Brexit extension means for no deal planning
The Government needs to tell the country what the Article 50 extension means for no deal preparation.
Brexit: the final countdown
By the end of the week, we could either be out of the EU with no deal – or on a slow track to reconsidering whether we really want to Brexit at all.
Can Labour rely on any prime ministerial Brexit commitments?
The Prime Minister has served notice on her time in Downing Street.
Parliament acts fast to keep control of Brexit
Five takeaways from a night of extraordinarily high-paced and close Brexit votes.
The latest ministerial resignation exposes the Government’s no deal Brexit planning flaws
The latest minister to leave the Government complained the Prime Minister wasn’t properly informed about how ready the UK is for no deal.
Will the UK benefit from an independent trade policy?
Many MPs are keen supporters of the UK regaining an independent trade policy after Brexit but they need to be clear-eyed about its practical benefits.
The Prime Minister's Brexit gambit poses problems for all parties
After 33 months of insisting that her Brexit was the only option, the Prime Minister seems to have developed a new flexibility.