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The gilt (or bond) market
What is a gilt?
Domestic energy bills
Rising bills have the biggest impact on lower-income households since price rises. So what is the government doing to lower energy bills?
Burnham Issues
Sam White, Keir Starmer's former chief-of-staff, joins the team to explore what the PM can do as Andy Burnham inches closer to Westminster.
The “welfare versus defence” framing oversimplifies the difficult trade-offs
Lord Robertson is wrong to suggest welfare cuts alone can pay for defence.
The government’s “don’t panic” message on energy is preventing sensible efficiency measures
Ministerial messages on energy prices risk looking complacent.
The warmth of the government’s Brexit rhetoric is outpacing concrete progress
Keir Starmer’s claim that “this is not the Britain of the Brexit years” doesn’t yet add up.
The Good, the Bad and the Unrealistic in Rachel Reeves's second Mais lecture
There is welcome consistency to be found in the chancellor’s growth approach.
Keir Starmer and the cost of security
Tim Leunig joins the IfG podcast to talk bills, court reforms and digital ID.
Rachel Reeves should not be rushed into action on energy bills
Expectations of state protection against unwelcome external shocks have risen.
Four things we learnt from Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast 2026
The chancellor’s spring forecast was short and free of new policy content.