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.
Failed wind auction takes the shine off a big UK success
The government must act to stop further damage to offshore wind.
Birmingham’s budget woes should be a warning to government – or other councils could follow suit
The government should take action on systematic failures in local government finance.
Despite Horizon, Brexit will continue to haunt Rishi Sunak
Improvements in the UK's relationship with the EU haven't brought an end to the government's Brexit headaches.
Interviews with Truss and Johnson ministers prove time in government shouldn’t be wasted
Being a minister in a government with a majority is a rare opportunity.
School concrete crisis shows the danger of short-term capital budget thinking
Capital budgets need to be made less prone to unpredictability.
This should be Labour's last pre-election reshuffle
Keir Starmer has made some big changes to Labour's shadow ministerial team.
The stars are aligning for an autumn of distracted government
Rishi Sunak faces a trying autumn of difficulties and distractions.
Public sector pay is not the only aspect of fiscal policy that can stoke inflation
Is fiscal policy really the right way to try to cut inflation?
Reshuffles will always primarily be about politics
Tim Durrant responds to Tim Leunig's suggestions for overhauling the way government reshuffles are run.
Five takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s August 2023 ‘mini-reshuffle’
The IfG expert team assess what Rishi Sunak's ministerial changes reveal