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.
The government needs a comprehensive plan for surviving without Russian gas
The UK government should do more to prepare for the high prices and supply problems that the UK would face if Russia’s gas exports to Europe are cut o
The Home Office’s botched Ukraine crisis response needs an urgent rethink
The Home Office is struggling with its flat-footed approach to handling the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
Ukraine won’t get a no-fly zone now – but might just get fighter jets
President Volodymyr Zelensky has a better chance with his call for fighter planes than a no-fly zone
Sunak's economic growth philosophy: right focus, but sidestepping solutions
The chancellor is focusing on addressing the UK's flagging growth but overlooking the need for a more interventionist approach
Unprecedented sanctions will hurt Russia – but may not change Putin’s approach
Western states have coordinated effectively to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demands that the UK rewrite its foreign policy
This moment must also lead to an overhaul in the UK’s entire approach to Russia
The government's 'Living with Covid-19' plan: high on optimism, low on detail
Rosa Hodgkin finds a worrying lack of detail, and an excessive dose of optimism, in the government's plan for living with Covid
The government would be wrong to force civil servants back to the office full-time
Plans to reform the civil service are premised on more flexible working
Johnson’s new chief whip has work cut out to tame a party with a taste for rebellion
The prime minister’s mini-reshuffle may be too little, too late to meaningfully improve Johnson’s relationship with his own backbenches
The reaction to John Major’s speech suggests standards are the next Brexit battlefield
John Major's critics should engage with the substance of his speech on the breakdown of trust and the erosion of standards in public life