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.
Preparing for outsourcing failures
In contempt? Witnesses before select committees
Energy inefficiency
Impermanent markers? Permanent secretary objectives, 2015–16
Getting legislatures to engage in the evidence behind policy
Police and crime commissioner elections 2016
Putting low pay out of commission: does the National Living Wage herald the end of the Low Pay Commission?
The secrets of NICE success
Ministers Reflect: on the media
How good are government departments at responding to MPs?