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Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.
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General practice across England: Introduction
General practice is vastly different now than it was even at the end of the last decade, and there has been a steep decline in patient satisfaction.
General practice across England: Summary
Key findings on how the changes that have been made to general practice have affected its performance.
General practice across England
What does patient satisfaction across England tell us about GPs surgeries' performance?
Why government should introduce an annual Migration Plan
An annual Migration Plan would allow the government to move on from the incoherent way immigration policy has been made in the past.
Lessons from past independent policy reviews
How, when and why are policy reviews used by politicians?
Policy making for left-behind groups: School readiness
How can government start closing the opportunity gap in early years education?
How the government can support better decision making in mayoral combined authorities
Making England’s ‘devolution revolution’ a reality.
Inside England and Wales’s prisons crisis: Which prisons do well?
Some types of prison perform better than others, but open prisons are the clear stand-out across all metrics.
Inside England and Wales's prisons crisis: How has performance changed over time?
Rates of violence, protesting behaviours and self-harm are all rising in a clear majority of prisons in England and Wales.
Inside England and Wales’s prisons crisis: Summary
Violence, self-harm and ‘protesting behaviours’ have risen sharply across almost all prisons.