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.
99 and not out
I heard how Leeds and Bradford felt about elected mayors on the latest leg of my city tour.
Women on Boards - do they matter?
Mervyn Davies' report last week, 'Women on Boards' highlights the under representation of women on the boards of British companies.
Ireland shapes up
An elected mayor for Newcastle United?
Unless Alan Shearer or Cheryl Cole throw their hats in the ring, there won't be much support for a Mayor of Newcastle in next year’s referendum.
Don't quota me
What government IT can learn from cycling in London
We spend £16 billion a year on Government IT but our approach is deeply flawed.
Outsourcing policy
Caroline Spelman MP is extricating herself from the woods on forests by remitting the issue to a panel of experts.
Foot and Mouth Disease ten years on
It is ten years this week since the first diagnosis of foot and mouth. The former secretary to the lessons learned inquiry reflects on their findings.
AV referendum goes ahead but the creation of the coalition has altered politics in the Lords
With the AV vote going ahead on May 5th its long process raises questions on voting conventions in the Lords.
Banking on the Big Society
Is the Big Society a growth stock? Banks, investors and the Prime Minister seem to think so.