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.
Government must extend Freedom of Information
The Malthouse compromise prizes Conservative unity over Brexit negotiability
The Malthouse compromise on Brexit may unite elements of the Conservative party – but shows zero understanding of what might work in Brussels.
Who should control the parliamentary timetable?
Parliament's attempts to take greater control of the Brexit process really reflect broader concern over who controls the Order Paper.
Might Theresa May call a general election to resolve the Brexit deadlock?
Calling a general election may do little to end the parliamentary stalemate.
The Government does not understand why demand for children’s social care is rising
The DfE will not be able to help children in need if it fails to understand the reasons why demand for children’s social care is rising.
Labour’s alternative to the Prime Minister’s plan appears to have little substance
There appears to be very little substance to Labour’s alternative Brexit plan.
The Prime Minister moves an inch on Brexit
The Prime Minister's flexibility in her statement today fired the starting gun on MPs attempts to find a way forward.
We are entering a new phase of Brexit distractions
Brexit has risked delaying, deprioritising, or simply ignoring key policy areas.
What would it take for the EU to extend Article 50?
The EU27 are actively considering how an Article 50 extension might work, but the UK can’t take it for granted.
Parliament can take control of Brexit – but that won’t solve the impasse
The ‘Nick Boles plan' to wrest control of the Brexit process from Government could work, but it will merely delay rather than solve the Brexit impasse