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How is evidence used in tax policy making?
A key tenet of good policy making, including on tax, is use of the best available evidence.
The NHS productivity puzzle
The NHS crisis will only be solved with capital investment, increasing management capacity and staff retention – not just more doctors and nurses.
The contested boundaries of devolved legislative competence
Why devolved competence has become more contested.
The regulation of political finance
What are the challenges to the current regulatory system for political finance?
How to devolve English government
Consensus is emerging about the case for English devolution, but the scale of the challenge needs to be addressed in central government.
Devolving English government
Devolved government in England is failing due to chronic over-centralisation, an incoherent tangle of institutions and a “democratic deficit”.
Constitutional entrenchment and parliamentary sovereignty
The most effective way of making constitutional principles harder to overturn is through a combination of legal and political mechanisms.
The Office of Tax Simplification
This short guest paper examines the work of the Office of Tax Simplification over the 12 years of its life.
House of Lords reform: navigating the obstacles
The House of Lords is being undermined by uncontrolled prime ministerial appointments, the chamber’s growing size, and membership of hereditary peers