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 billions sound big, but won’t solve ‘no deal’
The decision to agree this latest cash injection is being reported as part of a wider ramping up of preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
Government should admit that the UK will not be ready for no deal
It’s time for the Government to be honest about no deal.
Domestic policy delays are a Brexit issue
The Prime Minister’s choice to focus her political energy on Brexit is understandable, but ultimately a false economy.
How the Prime Minister could break the stalemate on Brexit
Time is short and the Government needs to get over the meaningful vote hurdle to unlock possible ways forward.
Student loans were an accounting wheeze – now they are a fiscal headache
Spending review decisions should be based on what is really happening, not accounting illusions,
Five ways MPs could force the Government’s hand on Brexit
If MPs wanted to prevent a no deal exit, or direct what the Government does next, there are five ways they could make their views known.
New immigration plan must ditch empty rhetoric and scrap pointless targets
A new immigration strategy is a chance for the Home Office to be honest.
For the first time, a second Brexit referendum is a serious possibility
A second referendum is not the simple solution it appears.
Conservative no confidence vote is Sliding Doors moment
Conservative MPs will pick one of two roads through the Brexit forest – and one may lead to ‘no deal’.
There is no such thing as a ‘managed no deal’ Brexit
Those calling for a no deal Brexit need to be honest about what it would mean.