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.
Is scrapping Extended Ministerial Offices a mistake?
What Rogers’ resignation says about civil service impartiality
What does Sir Ivan Rogers’ decision to leave early mean?
A new deal for funding devolution in Wales
A new fiscal framework for Wales was published this week. Aron Cheung considers the implications.
ECJ ruling makes future UK-EU trade deal harder
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is currently hearing a case about the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Brexit, Westminster and Scotland: when constitutional worlds collide
2016 was a year of constitutional turmoil, but Akash Paun says the drama is far from over.
How the new government departments respond to information requests
We know how the new departments of DExEU, DIT and BEIS are responding to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests
The PM is already talking about her frustrations with Whitehall
Theresa May is not the first Prime Minister to find Whitehall tough to deal with
David Davis must look beyond Brexit negotiations
David Davis has given us some insight into how he sees the two years post Article 50 playing out.
Whitehall prepares for Brexit but still no detail: civil service staff numbers Q3 2016
The latest civil service staff numbers show that Whitehall has started to prepare for Brexit.