Giles Wilkes
Senior Fellow
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Liberal Democrat conference 2026: Does Daisy Cooper’s growth plan add up?
The Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson drew a large crowd at this year’s IfG fringe event.
John Healey’s speech: continuity is no crime
The summer’s Reeves to Healey switch was more continuity than change.
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?
Brexit at 10: The economy
Whatever the rhetoric, exiting a large trading bloc was always going to hurt the economy.
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.
The UK needs a robust growth strategy and a stronger No.10 to deliver it
On growth policy rhetoric is not enough.
How the centre of government can design better growth policy
Why does the UK struggle with growth?
Five things the IfG learned at the 2025 Labour Party Conference
What did the Labour conference reveal about Keir Starmer’s government?
Labour Party Conference 2025 preview
Four IfG experts look ahead to a huge conference for Labour.
How Number 10's strengthened economics team can work for Keir Starmer
There are four key steps to help No10's new economics team succeed.