Public services
Five things we learned at the IfG's Government 2026 conference
What lies in store for government in 2026?
Government 2026: IfG's annual conference
The IfG brought together influential speakers and experts to explore the key questions for government in 2026.
The latest Covid Inquiry evidence exposes the damage caused by poor government information sharing
Government departments must do more to prepare for the next crisis.
2025 in review: Starmer's year of drama
The IfG team and the Financial Times’s public policy editor Chris Smyth look back on an eventful 12 months and pick out the big moments of 2025.
The government is delivering a radical rebalancing of funding towards more deprived councils
The Local Government Funding Settlement shows the government is making a major change to how funding is allocated to local authorities.
Actions fall short of ambition in the government’s new homelessness strategy
The government has set broadly the right destination for the homelessness system, but the changes it proposes aren’t enough to get it there.
Three things the government needs to do to make the child poverty strategy work
The child poverty strategy is a concrete shift towards prevention but ministers must take action to implement it effectively.
Central government’s takeover of SEND deficits raises the stakes for SEND reform
At the budget the chancellor announced a significant change to SEND funding arrangements.
Should the UK do budgets differently?
As Rachel Reeves is accused of misleading the public, the IfG's experts discuss how well the UK does budgets, and Lammy's plans for judge-only trials.
Abolished to perfection? Building a better centre for the NHS
The abolition of NHS England creates both risks and opportunities.