Thomas Pope
Deputy Chief Economist
Where next for levelling up?
This short paper highlights five key challenges that any government seeking to reduce regional inequalities will need to address.
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?
Six key takeaways from the Labour conference in Liverpool
As the glitter settled on Keir Starmer's speech, what key themes emerged from Labour's annual gathering?
Six key questions for Keir Starmer at the Labour Party conference
The IfG expert team pick out six key questions for Labour to answer in Liverpool
Six key takeaways from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester
Rishi Sunak’s speech made the headlines – but the Conservative Party conference was full of sub-plots worth following.
All work
Public service productivity
What is public service productivity and how is it measured?
Where next for levelling up?
This short paper highlights five key challenges that any government seeking to reduce regional inequalities will need to address.
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?
Four things we learned from Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture
What is the shadow chancellor’s vision for the economy?
Five things we learned from the spring budget 2024
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement
Strengthening the UK’s fiscal framework
The UK’s fiscal framework, including a flawed set of rules, incentivises bad policy decisions shaped by short-termism and fictional spending plans.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Methodology
The methodology underpinning the analysis in Whitehall Monitor 2024.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Conclusion
The key lessons to take from Whitehall Monitor 2024.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Part 2
Recommendations for civil service reform covering the workforce, ministers, the centre of government, policy making, digital and AI, and resilience.
Whitehall Monitor 2024: Part 1
Analysis of how the civil service continued to change in 2023 - including its size, structure, turnover and budgets.