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.
Ministers should protect the UK’s system of constitutional guardians
With the health of the UK constitution depending on an ecosystem of bodies and individuals, ministers should do more to protect these vital guardians.
What Rishi Sunak’s cabinet committees reveal about how he will govern
Sunak’s cabinet committees reflect a preference for small strategy meetings and the power of Jeremy Hunt, but they also show a severe lack of women.
Outcome delivery plans can help ministers track the impact of public spending decisions
The government’s performance framework has been neglected but will prove a valuable tool for managing public spending decisions.
The row over Braverman’s future shouldn’t overshadow the problems it has exposed
Appointing an independent ethics adviser would help Rishi Sunak steady the ship.
Rishi Sunak must champion net zero as prime minister
Rishi Sunak will need to start building on that Glasgow speech sooner rather than later.
Sunak and Hunt should not rush into spending cuts
If the government plans to fill some of the fiscal hole through cuts to departmental spending, it should understand there are no easy savings.
Rishi Sunak will be judged on how much of the 2019 manifesto he delivers
Sunak is right to deliver what he can from a document on which he will be judged at the next election
How Rishi Sunak can make the big leap from chancellor to prime minister
Rishi Sunak still faces a sizeable leap from No.11 to No.10
The five steps Rishi Sunak should take after becoming prime minister
The steps Rishi Sunak should take to hit the ground running as prime minister.
Conservative members have a constitutional responsibility when choosing Truss’s successor
Conservative party members need to recognise they are choosing a prime minister for the whole country – not just a Conservative party leader