Here’s an idea: your ministers make suggestions for which policies they think should be added or changed.
These would depend on your current situation and the minister’s sympathies. A few examples could be:
GDP is low and minister sympathizes with capitalists: minister suggests small business grants
Poverty is high and minister sympathizes with the poor: minister suggests free school meals
CO2 emission is high and minister sympathizes with environmentalists: minister suggests CO2 tax
This would make the game friendlier to new players who don’t have all the policies memorized, and would help to remind experienced players of a policy that they usually implement, but forgot this time. It would be particularly useful in eliminating red events.