The Conservative leadership contest is becoming a no deal arms race
Tim Durrant
01 July 2019

By upping their rhetoric to appeal to the hardcore party membership, Hunt and Johnson are steadily moving away from reality, says Tim Durrant.
Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations / Brexit > Parliament
Both parties need to recognise that civil service impartiality is worth protecting
Jill Rutter
01 July 2019

Jill Rutter argues that both politicians and civil servants need to act as though they understand the value of civil service impartiality.
Brexit / Brexit > Whitehall
The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland must bridge the divides in Scottish politics
Jess Sargeant
28 June 2019

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland is an innovative approach but it needs buy-in from across the political spectrum, argues Jess Sargeant.
Brexit > Brexit & Devolution / Devolution
Parliament’s fight to control Brexit moves to government spending
Maddy Thimont Jack
27 June 2019

MPs who want to block no deal are upping the stakes before we have a new PM – but the plan to control Brexit by controlling spending is unlikely to succeed, says Maddy Thimont Jack 
Brexit / Brexit > Parliament
The new Prime Minister needs to be ready to shift gear from campaigning to governing
Tim Durrant
24 June 2019

Winning a campaign is a very different challenge to running the country – both prime ministerial contenders need to start planning for office now, says Tim Durrant
Brexit / Brexit > Parliament / Parliament
No deal Brexit could be a legal mess
Joe Marshall
21 June 2019

With the two Conservative leadership candidates insisting that a no deal Brexit must remain on the table, Joe Marshall argues that leaving the EU without a deal presents significant legal risks.
Brexit / Brexit > Parliament
Five takeaways from London Tech Week
Marcus Shepheard
19 June 2019

Marcus Shepheard runs through the strategies, visions and funding pledges which were announced at London Tech Week.
Policy making / Public services
The EU27 believe a no deal Brexit would weaken the UK’s negotiating hand
Georgina Wright
17 June 2019

Under a no deal Brexit, the UK would face much of the same obstacles as now – only it would be in a weaker negotiating position, argues Georgina Wright.
Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations
The Prime Minister should ensure we see the best assessment of Brexit no deal readiness – now
Joe Owen
13 June 2019

The Prime Minister’s legacy should be making explicit why she thought a deal was better than no deal – and do it in time to affect the outcome of the Tory leadership race, argues Joe Owen.
Brexit / Brexit > Brexit & Devolution / Brexit > Trade & Immigration
Net zero target should not be slipped through without proper debate
Jill Rutter
12 June 2019

Jill Rutter argues that this government’s biggest economic policy decision should not be made by a piece of secondary legislation with minimal discussion and debate.
Policy making

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