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Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.

Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government – and what could be improved.  

Insight papers offer a concise run-down of key issues, including our snap analysis of current events such as changes of government or emerging external challenges.

Analysis papers and longer reports dig deeper, drawing on long-running research projects, data analysis and interviews with experts and other key figures to answer the big questions facing government today, such as how to reform the civil service, the role of the tax system or the use of evidence in policy making.  

Our three data-driven reports – Whitehall Monitor, Parliamentary Monitor and Performance Tracker – provide an unrivalled stocktake of the civil service, parliament and public services respectively.

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26 JUL 2019 Report

Preparing Brexit: no deal

What the prime minister will need to do in the next 94 days to prepare for no deal.

19 JUL 2019 Report

Becoming secretary of state

MPs with ambitions of being put in charge of a department must prepare, plan and set priorities now if they want to make an impact.

16 JUL 2019 Report

Has Devolution Worked?

The success of devolution to Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, London and the English regions since 1999.

12 JUN 2019 Report

Becoming prime minister

Conservative MPs who want to become Prime Minister must face the practical challenges of being head of government. 

29 MAY 2019 Analysis paper

Parliament after Brexit

MPs and peers need to make sure that Parliament is ready to take on new functions and adapt old ways of working to be ready for a post-Brexit reality

01 MAY 2019 Report

Devolution at 20

A comprehensive analysis of how devolution has worked in the UK.