Policy making
We look at how government makes policy and develop ways to do it more effectively.
Our analysis
See allTwenty-five years on: what the national minimum wage teaches us about radical change
The national minimum wage is a case study in how to effectively design and deliver policy.
A Labour government would need to take big decisions to deliver on its devolution agenda
Do Keir Starmer’s and Angela Rayner’s devolution plans add up?
It is time to level up No.10 Downing Street
Britain's centre of government is not set up for either strategy or focus.
The WASPI pension row has highlighted important lessons for policy makers
An Ombudsman report into pension age change highlights big lessons for government.
Better policy making
How government – both ministers and officials – could change to make policy better.
Read the reportOur reports
Responding to shocks: 10 lessons for government
10 lessons that government should learn from its handling of the Covid crisis.
Moving On: The cost of high staff turnover in the civil service
Staff turnover is weakening the civil service
Our events
Data Bites #49: Getting things done with data in government
In an exciting, quickfire format, each speaker has eight minutes to present on data in government.
Would you like to be an Institute for Government intern?
Find out more about the IfG’s internship programme and the application process in this special advice session and Q&A.
How can government improve its approach to asylum policy making?
The future of the UK asylum system will be a central topic in the 2024 general election campaign.
General election: How can think tanks shape policy and political debate?
At this joint IfG and Charity Commission event, we explored the role of think tanks in the run up to a general election.
Our policy making team
Sophie Metcalfe
Researcher
Same-sex marriage legislation shows that policy can lead public opinion
Rosa Hodgkin
Researcher