Policy making
Where next for levelling up?
This short paper highlights five key challenges that any government seeking to reduce regional inequalities will need to address.
Putting analysis and assessment at the heart of government
It is not only during crises that good analysis and assessment is vital.
Twenty-five years on: what the national minimum wage teaches us about radical change
The national minimum wage is a case study in how to effectively design and deliver policy.
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?
It is time to level up No.10 Downing Street
Britain's centre of government is not set up for either strategy or focus.
The WASPI pension row has highlighted important lessons for policy makers
An Ombudsman report into pension age change highlights big lessons for government.
Four things we learned from Rachel Reeves’ Mais lecture
What is the shadow chancellor’s vision for the economy?
Hung parliaments
Rules governing unclear general election results are loosely defined in the UK.
Would you like to be an Institute for Government intern?
Find out more about the IfG’s internship programme and the application process in this special advice session and Q&A.
There is emerging consensus about how to fix the broken centre of UK government
The centre of government is not fit for the challenges facing the UK.