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 Article 50 Brexit deadline has damaged parliamentary democracy
Parliament’s inability to coalesce around a single Brexit plan demonstrates the destructive effect of a fixed timetable for parliamentary democracy.
The civil service and the Opposition need time to talk
To prepare for the possibility of government, it is vital that opposition parties meet with civil servants – but the process needs to be reformed.
The Government must not continue delaying the social care green paper
The fifth delay to the publication of the social care green paper is a cause for concern.
How the EU will approach the next Brexit summit
The latest defeat for the Prime Minister means another emergency trip to Brussels on 10 April.
A general election would mean a long Brexit delay
If the Prime Minister decides to call a general election then this will inevitably mean a long delay to Brexit.
Brexit Day turns to chaos and the Prime Minister has no (clear) plan
After another defeat for the Prime Minister, what happens next in the UK?
The winners, losers and ones to watch from the Brexit indicative votes
The results of the indicative votes illustrate where (and how) consensus over Brexit might emerge.
Now is the time for the Government to empower the Ombudsman
If the Ombudsman is to be truly effective it needs more power to investigate failings, not just adjudicate complaints.
Labour’s outsourcing policy risks creating more problems
Labour is right to identify outsourcing failures but its new policy risks creating more problems than it addresses.
The EU’s plan for no deal Brexit shows how reliant the UK would be on Brussels
The completion of the European Commission’s no deal preparations highlight how much the UK will need the EU’s help if it Brexits without a deal.