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.
Mayors will be key to Burnham’s housing ambitions
What the IfG DevoLab tells us about regional mayors and housing.
Five tips for Labour’s new special advisers
How can spads in the Burnham government get things done?
Andy Burnham is right to devolve employment support
Strategic authorities are best placed to tailor local support.
Five ways departments can help deliver Andy Burnham’s procurement agenda
The government has asked departments to show how they can support its new procurement reforms.
Andy Burnham must avoid repeating Keir Starmer’s failed ‘civil service reset’
Platitudes and generalisms serve no one: we need an honest conversation about trust.
Andy Burnham’s devolution announcement is a strong start on his priority agenda
Changes on tax, new powers and institutions show Burnham means business.
The UK is forgetting the dull bit of climate change policy
The Treasury needs to take the lead on how we adapt to the heat.
Burnham can’t take the politics out of social care reform
The new PM will have to prioritise to make progress on social care during this parliament.
Six things we learned from Andy Burnham’s government formation
What do Andy Burnham’s cabinet choices reveal about the priorities and direction of his new government?
The industrial strategy – and what Andy Burnham should do about it
How does the industrial strategy fit with the prime minister’s re-industrialisation and devolution aims?