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 government adopts IfG plans for civil service reform
Legislation is needed to strengthen accountability and responsibility at the top of government.
The significance of the 2026 elections for UK government
The fracturing of British politics is a phenomenon that is here to stay.
A clear sense of purpose can make ministers’ difficult job worthwhile
Steve Baker, Danny Alexander and Gillian Keegan reflect on their ministerial careers.
The next Scottish and Welsh governments are likely to put constitutional change back on the agenda
The results of Thursday's elections could increase strain on Westminster–devolved relations.
A Royal visit full of pomp and ceremony signified little
King Charles’s visit to the US exposed the limits of the UK’s influence.
The government’s crisis response is gaining pace – but so is the crisis
Ministers and officials are no strangers to working under pressure. How can they do it well?
Leasehold reform is an opportunity to set a better record on housing regulation
The government has a chance to show housing regulations can be made to work.
The government should abolish outdated ‘by thirds’ council elections
Next week’s local elections should be the last to feature by-thirds votes
Starmer, Mandelson and parliamentary scrutiny: lessons for MPs
Keir Starmer has avoided a Privileges Committee inquiry – but the use of parliament's transparency mechanisms is likely to rise.
The assisted dying bill: parliament fails a test to handle the hardest ethical questions
As a private members’ bill, failure was always likely for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.