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Tax devolution is welcome – but the system increasingly lacks coherence
Akash Paun
04 April 2018

April 2018 marks the latest step in the process of tax devolution. Akash Paun argues that these are important reforms, but the system is increasingly complex, making the case for a full review of how devolved and local government is funded.

Devolution / Whitehall Monitor / Whitehall Monitor > Government finances
DCMS becomes the department for data
Gavin Freeguard
03 April 2018

Data policy has moved to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Gavin Freeguard welcomes the move but says the Government needs to be clear about what it wants to do with all this data.

Whitehall / Whitehall Monitor / Whitehall Monitor > Communication and transparency
The inquiry that everyone forgot
Marcus Shepheard
27 March 2018

The Hyponatraemia Inquiry is the longest-running public inquiry in recent history: its report was delivered in January, without fanfare. Yet its very existence has gone unnoticed. Marcus Shepheard argues that there are important lessons to be learned for other public inquiries – and for government.

Parliament / Policy making
Rising expectations of the Ministerial Code
Daniel Thornton
26 March 2018

In a new Ministers Reflect interview, Mark Garnier argues that politicians investigated for breaching the Ministerial Code need better legal protection. Daniel Thornton says that whatever the process, the consequences of such investigations should still be decided by the Prime Minister.

Ministers Reflect / Parliament
EU makes clear the high price of trade in its new Brexit guidelines
Jill Rutter
23 March 2018

The EU’s negotiating guidelines show the challenge the Prime Minister faces in achieving her Mansion House vision for post-Brexit trade, says Jill Rutter.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations
Brexit is continuing to ramp up the civil service workforce
Aron Cheung
22 March 2018

The demands of Brexit have turned several government departments – like Defra and DExEU – into recruitment hotspots. And there will be more to come, says Aron Cheung, as departments like the Home Office and HMRC prepare to operate in a new landscape.

 

Brexit / Brexit > Whitehall / Whitehall Monitor / Whitehall Monitor > Workforce
The EU will stick together over Brexit
Tim Durrant
22 March 2018

At this week’s European Council meeting, the 27 member states will agree their negotiating guidelines for talks on the future UK-EU relationship. They all have their own priorities, but solidarity will prevail, says Tim Durrant.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations
Both sides prioritise Brexit progress
Jill Rutter
19 March 2018

Today Michel Barnier and David Davis – exuding joint bonhomie – paid tribute to their teams and unveiled a colour-coded legal text for endorsement by the European Council later this week. But, Jill Rutter warns, it's not time to call off the contingency planning.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations
Whitehall steps up a Brexit gear
Lewis Lloyd
14 March 2018

The Spring Statement shows what Whitehall departments want to spend on Brexit in the coming year. Lewis Lloyd argues that the numbers show a move in policy from development to implementation.

Brexit / Brexit > Whitehall
The attack on Sergei Skripal – let's have a public inquiry
Marcus Shepheard
14 March 2018

Marcus Shepheard argues that allaying mounting public concern over the suspicious attacks on Russians in the UK won’t be an easy task, but a public inquiry would be a good start.

Policy making

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