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The UK internal market
The UK government must overhaul its approach to the UK internal market.
Using targets to improve public services
Government targets in public services may do more harm than good.
Government reform
Michael Gove has set out a new plan for reforming the civil service. But its success must be judged by how long the momentum for reform lasts.
Getting Great British Railways on track
The government’s proposed rail reforms lack sufficient detail to guarantee success.
Covid-19 futures
In May 2021, the IfG and Wellcome Trust convened two private roundtables on medium- to long-term future scenarios for the Covid-19 pandemic.
The answers to Dominic Cummings’s critique
Dominic Cummings rightly identified the need for reform – but was short on prescription. The government still shows appetite for reform – but what cha
Taking back control of regulation
Government must invest time and effort to reap the benefits of post-Brexit regulatory freedoms.
Taking back control of subsidies
A UK state aid regime needs rules and a strong regulator to avoid wasting taxpayer money and protect competition within the UK internal market.
Taking stock of the Conservative manifesto
The government is yet to deliver around half of its 2019 manifesto promises – and many of those it has made progress on are the ‘easy wins’.
Improving ethical standards in government
Greensill, and subsequent revelations on relations between private sector interests and the government, have exposed serious weaknesses in the rules o