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.
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.
Parliament once again rejected all Brexit options
MPs may have run out of time to compromise and combine the options on offer.
The Article 50 Brexit deadline has damaged parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s inability to coalesce around a single Brexit plan demonstrates the destructive effect of a fixed timetable for parliamentary democracy.
The civil service and the Opposition need time to talk
To prepare for the possibility of government, it is vital that opposition parties meet with civil servants – but the process needs to be reformed.