IfG at the Conservative Party Conference 2026
The IfG is in Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference 2026.
Working to make government more effective
Working to make government more effective
The IfG is in Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference 2026.
The IfG is in Brighton for the Green Party Conference 2026.
The IfG are in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference 2026.
The IfG are in Brighton for the Liberal Democrat Party Conference 2026.
As concerns about standards in public life grow, is the UK prepared to tackle the problems?
An expert panel assesses Andy Burnham’s first decisions as prime minister and the decisions and challenges he faces this autumn.
In conversation with Nobel Prize winner in economics, Daron Acemoglu.
An expert panel will discuss recent government announcements on local government reorganisation.
Local authorities need a clear delivery timetable following the LGR process review.
The i's Kitty Donaldson joins the podcast team to assess the UK's foreign policy under Andy Burnham.
An expert panel explored how ministers and civil servants can deliver the government’s AI infrastructure goals.
Kemi Badenoch has reshuffled her shadow cabinet twice since becoming leader. But who is in it and what experience do they have?
Andy Burnham and Louise Haigh have an uphill battle to overcome taskforce scepticism.
New guidance is an insight into the government’s attitude to the law and legal risk.
An expert panel assessed Andy Burnham’s plans to lead the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”.
The summer’s Reeves to Healey switch was more continuity than change.
The 2026 UK budget is fast approaching.
Reform UK’s head of preparation for government shared his ideas at an IfG fringe event.
Wes Streeting's Health Bill is on its way back to the Commons.
The IfG are in Birmingham for the Reform UK Party Conference 2026.
Henry Hill joins the podcast team to make sense of Andy Burnham's first day back in parliament.
The Guardian's Kiran Stacey joins the podcast to look back on a summer of speeches, policy announcements, guitar-playing and social media games.
How Andy Burnham can show that he has delivered against his pledge at the next election.
There are 650 seats in parliament. At the general election, the government won 411 of them.
In the final episode of our series, we explore lessons former mid-term transitions hold for Andy Burnham’s premiership – or future mid-term PMs.
The Downing Street chief of staff is the UK prime minister’s most senior political adviser.
How are by-elections triggered?
Six by-elections have taken place since the 2024 general election and one is scheduled for 8 October 2026.
Episode two of our series takes a closer look at what happened in the first weeks and months of the mid-term premierships from Major to Sunak.
A reshuffle is when government ministers are moved between posts.