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.
Five things we learnt from the May 2022 elections
In advance of the elections, we asked five key questions about what the results might mean. Here we consider the answers.
The UK government must focus on Northern Ireland’s power-sharing not protocol posturing
Unilateral action by the UK government on the Northern Ireland protocol will only make power-sharing harder
The cabinet’s micro-measures fall short of easing the cost-of-living crisis
The government can do far more to help ease pressure on household budgets than brainstorming cost-neutral ideas
Partygate has become a major test for the constitution – and for Lord Geidt
The sidelining of Johnson’s ‘independent’ ethics adviser during partygate raises serious questions about the role – and the constitution
Notes from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s European Scrutiny Committee appearance
Jacob Rees Mogg has some interesting things to say about “Brexit opportunities”
Government reform should be a higher priority
Sluggish progress is damaging the government's ability to deliver its Declaration on Government Reform
The stakes of ‘partygate’ are higher than Boris Johnson’s future
Reasserting the principle that ministers tell the truth in parliament is more important than the prime minister’s immediate career prospects
Reforming No10 should be about more than Boris Johnson’s partygate response
Tinkering with the centre of government is too important to be a rapid response to the partygate scandal
The government’s Rwanda asylum seeker plan won't work
The Home Office has not made the case for relocating migrants to Rwanda or shown that it has learnt the lessons of Windrush
Boris Johnson's partygate fine has not ended questions about rule breaking in No.10
We now know for sure that the prime minister – and the chancellor – broke Covid lockdown rules. That does not mean there is not still more to find out