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Brexit at 10: UK foreign policy
The geopolitical shifts of the mid-2010s have only intensified in the decade since Brexit.
Brexit at 10: Regulation
Much of the argument for Brexit was regulatory.
Brexit at 10: The courts and the law
Brexit was a seismic legal and constitutional change for the UK.
Brexit at 10: The civil service
Hannah Keenan looks back at being part of the ‘Brexit cohort’.
Insights from early years settings
What government can learn from effective frontline practice for boys from low-income families.
Early years policy making: How can government ensure that boys from low-income families are not left behind during delivery?
The government’s early years target is doing little to incentivise the system to focus on boys from low-income families.
Brexit at 10
To mark the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum, the IfG has reflected on how leaving the EU has changed UK government.
Brexit at 10: How has leaving the EU changed UK government?
The IfG looks back on a decade since the UK left the EU.
Brexit at 10: The economy
Whatever the rhetoric, exiting a large trading bloc was always going to hurt the economy.
Mayor of Greater Manchester
On 2 May 2024, Andy Burnham was elected for the third time as mayor of Greater Manchester