Institute for Fiscal Studies Articles

The mantra of the undecided voter in the independence referendum is ‘I want the facts.’  People are naturally distrustful of politicians and governments who clearly have an obvious agenda. Right from the beginning of the referendum campaign, when you talk to people on...

Any concerns that the economic growth we saw in the summer would not last more than a couple of quarters have been dispelled by recent data. Private sector surveys in October – the purchasing manager indices – point to a further increase in economic activity. The PMI...

The Labour Treasury team is today criticising the fall in living standards under the government. That is the right focus. The outlook for living standards has to be a central part of any One Nation economic policy. There are challenges, however, as we look ahead. The...

Today’s report by the Nuffield Trust and Institute for Fiscal Studies is crucial reading. It suggests some of the political choices which will face the parties in 2015. In essence, the two respected institutes forecast that the NHS will probably have to halve its...