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.
There is emerging consensus about how to fix the broken centre of UK government
The centre of government is not fit for the challenges facing the UK.
Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget 2024 did little to address long-term problems in public services
With the dust settled on the budget, Nick Davies looks at what it means for public services.
The challenges of the coming decades can only be tackled with a smarter centre
The centre of government is not capable of meeting the challenges faced by the UK today.
The next government must break its silence on departmental spending on day one
The later the election, the more urgent it will be for the next government to take decisions over spending
Rishi Sunak should not disregard Lords scrutiny of his Rwanda bill
The prime minister's comments on the scrutiny role played by peers are a cause for concern.
Jeremy Hunt's 2024 spring budget highlights our politicians’ pretence over public spending
The figures that Hunt announced are based on fictitious future spending plans.
Five things we learned from the spring budget 2024
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement
How the OBR can help people understand the implications of government’s stated spending plans
Official forecasts built on implausible spending plans undermine fiscal policy debate.
Islamophobia and anti-Semitism rows highlight the power of parties over political discourse
The Lee Anderson furore is unlikely to be the last of its kind in a general election year.
Fiscal fantasies reveal deep problems in the UK's fiscal framework
A flawed set of loose fiscal rules are no substitute for a fiscal strategy.