Public finances
The next government must break its silence on departmental spending on day one
The later the election, the more urgent it will be for the next government to take decisions over spending
Jeremy Hunt's 2024 spring budget highlights our politicians’ pretence over public spending
The figures that Hunt announced are based on fictitious future spending plans.
Inside Briefing LIVE: The general election budget?
Our spring budget 2024 podcast special.
Five things we learned from the spring budget 2024
IfG experts analyse Wednesday's budget announcement
What will be in Jeremy Hunt's spring budget 2024?
The Expert Factor team look ahead to a big day in the Westminster calendar and a hugely significant moment for the country.
What do we really know about Keir Starmer?
Tom Baldwin joins the Inside Briefing team to discuss what his new biography of the Labour leader tells us about the man who wants to be the next PM.
Strengthening the UK’s fiscal framework
The UK’s fiscal framework, including a flawed set of rules, incentivises bad policy decisions shaped by short-termism and fictional spending plans.
How the OBR can help people understand the implications of government’s stated spending plans
Official forecasts built on implausible spending plans undermine fiscal policy debate.
Fiscal fantasies reveal deep problems in the UK's fiscal framework
A flawed set of loose fiscal rules are no substitute for a fiscal strategy.
Rishi Sunak's double by-election trouble
Chris Cook of the Financial Times joins the podcast team to explore just how much trouble the PM is in – and what he can do to turn things around.