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.
Spending Review: can transparency trump temptation?
We should be up-front about the fiscal pain.
The fate of quangos
The government's announcement of arm's length bodies to be reformed sees it rearranging the deckchairs of the state, rather than rolling it back.
No 2 to No 10: taking MINDSPACE to Downing Street
I return to No 10.
How permanent secretaries reach the top
We examine the careers of top mandarins.
Parliament's new centre of gravity
The centre of gravity in the House of Commons is shifting from the chamber to the committee corridor.
Yes, Prime Minister on stage: the verdict
A new stage version of Yes, Prime Minister has just arrived in the West End.
How can we shape up for national security?
The Institute's Shaping Up report in January concluded that Whitehall needed to make some changes to be more effective.
Reining in the quango state: our four key findings
Quangos are back in the news again with the leak of the proposed list of bodies facing closure or merger.
Whitehall cuts: what we can learn from Canada and Sweden
How to implement the cuts?
Select Committee report demonstrates need for reform
The problems with our current system of classifying arm’s length bodies is shown in the Treasury Select Committee report published today on the OBR.