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.
Six key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
Rishi Sunak’s speech made the headlines – but the Conservative Party conference was full of sub-plots worth following.
Will the electorate believe in Rishi Sunak's magical thinking?
The prime minister needs to convince voters he is the 'change' candidate after 13 years of Conservative government.
HS2 is a fiasco of change and churn
Rishi Sunak's HS2 cancellation does not look like long-term decision making.
Five key questions for Rishi Sunak at the Conservative party conference
The IfG expert team set out the questions that need answering as the Conservative party gathers in Manchester
Rishi Sunak’s “wholly new kind of politics” does not bear scrutiny
The prime minister should raise his sights beyond short-term party-political point scoring.
The Liberal Democrats should learn from the coalition's constitutional reform failures
The general election could give the Lib Dems a chance to influence government policy.
Rachel Reeves has made welcome moves to improve fiscal policy making
Liz Truss's autumn mini-budget is a lesson in how not to do fiscal policy.
Rishi Sunak's net zero strategy is not more honest and pragmatic
The prime minister has risked politicising the climate crisis and breaking the net zero consensus.
It takes two to renegotiate a trade deal – as Keir Starmer will discover with the EU
The EU are unlikely to be enthusiastic about renegotiating its Brexit deal with the UK.
Three things we learnt from Liz Truss’s speech at the IfG
Liz Truss has defended the decisions she took as prime minister – but do her arguments stack up?