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.
Brexit means borders – as coach travellers at Dover are discovering
Jill Rutter argues taking back control of our borders is why British travellers now face hold ups at Dover.
Green day: more detail but big questions remain
A bevy of climate and net zero strategies are impressive in parts but fail to show the UK has a plan for green industries, argues Tom Sasse
Ministers should be worried about declining civil service morale
Motivated civil servants will help ministers to deliver their priorities. Unhappy officials, on the other hand, will not.
What should succeed the Office for Tax Simplification?
The experience of the OTS shows the UK needs to widen the public debate on tax.
Three key challenges facing Scotland’s new first minister
Humza Yousaf, elected leader of the SNP, must now assemble his top team, set out his independence strategy, and reset relations with Westminster.
Pensions tax policy needs to be more than a political football
Successive governments have taken an unserious approach to pensions policy
Does Jeremy Hunt’s budget have a growth strategy?
Giles Wilkes goes in search of a growth strategy in the chancellor’s budget.
The Privileges Committee inquiry’s significance goes far beyond Boris Johnson’s future
Parliament's attitude to ministerial accountability is far more important than Boris Johnson's future.
DWP’s good intentions on disability support will be hard to implement
The new ‘Transforming Support’ white paper has its merits – but turning its contents into a humane and effective system will be no easy task.
A welcome NHS pay deal has taken too long to reach
The government may claim that its hardline approach paid off, but the six months of damage it has caused is surely not a price worth paying.