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?
How the next government should complete the job of English devolution
The next government must extend devolution to 85% of England to deliver meaningful and balanced economic growth.
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
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David Gauke
David Gauke reflects on his time at the Treasury, pushing through reforms to the justice system and rebelling against the government in parliament.
The Office for Budget Responsibility is a valuable institution and should be preserved
Sajid Javid is right that the OBR’s role should be preserved, and defended it alongside the Treasury as a ‘credible institution’
Current UK fiscal rules
What are the government’s current fiscal rules and is it on track to meet them?
Capital investment: why governments fail to meet their spending plans
Departments may struggle to spend the money they are allocated as part of Johnson’s ambitious infrastructure investment plans.
Fiscal rules must not follow the chancellor out the door
The prime minister should not use the chancellor’s resignation to abandon the government’s fiscal rules
Whitehall Monitor 2020
Continued turnover of ministers and civil servants could disrupt the delivery of government projects and policies.
How to be a tax-reforming chancellor
The tax system is in desperate need of reform. The new government’s majority gives it an opportunity that none has had for the last decade and a half.
Competing visions for the state need strong economic growth to become a reality
The Labour and Conservative manifestos will be hard to deliver without stronger economic growth.
Conservative and Labour fiscal rules would shake off the spending straitjacket
While the winner of the next election will adopt a looser fiscal stance, any increases in capital spending must be carefully managed.
Performance Tracker 2019
Performance Tracker 2019 projects the demand and spending on nine public services for the next five years.