The Government should make its case for leaving a customs union – or change its mind
Bronwen Maddox
25 April 2018

Parliamentary support for staying in a customs union with the European Union is now the biggest threat to the Government’s handling of Brexit. The Government should make its arguments for leaving in much more detail – or use Parliament as a reason to change its view.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations / Brexit > Parliament / Brexit > Trade & Immigration / Parliament
We still need answers on Windrush
Marcus Shepheard
24 April 2018

Amber Rudd’s statement to the Commons on Windrush does not draw a line under the issue of the Windrush generation. Marcus Shepheard argues that if there is to be accountability, then the Home Affairs Select Committee must get answers – and not just from her. 

Parliament / Policy making / Whitehall
Capita’s collapse would be far messier than Carillion’s
Nick Davies
24 April 2018

Losses at one of the Government’s favourite companies could hit the public at every level, warn Nick Davies and Oliver Chan. But does anyone – even in Whitehall – know the scale of the problem?

Public services / Whitehall
The Government cannot avoid Parliament forever on a customs union
Jill Rutter
20 April 2018

A year ago, the Prime Minister called a general election in the hopes of getting a majority to help her get Brexit through Parliament. But Jill Rutter says that her failure to adapt parliamentary tactics after the election result is an even bigger own goal.

Brexit / Brexit > Parliament / Parliament
Westminster is taking Edinburgh and Cardiff to court – but it faces difficulties even if it wins
Akash Paun
17 April 2018

The UK Government has referred the Scottish and Welsh EU continuity bills to the Supreme Court. Akash Paun and Christopher Caden argue that this will do little to resolve the underlying problem of poor relations between the UK and devolved governments.

Brexit / Brexit > Brexit & Devolution / Devolution
The Home Office must drop ‘hostile environment’ approach for Brexit
Joe Owen
13 April 2018

Millions of EU nationals living in Britain will need to apply for ‘settled status’ after Brexit. With tight timelines and groups needing help with their application, Joe Owen argues that Home Office belligerence must end.

Brexit / Brexit > Trade & Immigration
The Wales Act: a new dawn for Welsh devolution?
Jack Kellam
11 April 2018

The Wales Act 2017 was supposed to herald a new dawn for Welsh devolution. But instead, argues Jack Kellam, the act facilitated a breakdown in trust between the UK and Welsh governments.

Devolution
We need proposals – not negotiators – to make progress on Brexit
Jill Rutter
11 April 2018

David Davis has allegedly won a Whitehall battle over the level of ambition in the next phase of Brexit talks. But, Jill Rutter says, the UK needs workable propositions more than hundreds of more negotiators.

Brexit / Brexit > Negotiations / Brexit > Whitehall
Crime is about more than policing
Dr Emily Andrews
09 April 2018

The Home Secretary is right to insist that reversing cuts to police numbers is not the solution to tackling the rise in violent crime. But the new Serious Crime Strategy is unlikely to solve the problem either, argues Dr Emily Andrews.

Performance Tracker / Public services
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

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