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Reform UK’s local election gains pose new challenges for Labour mayors
The gains of opposition parties in the May 2026 local elections could make it harder for Labour’s regional mayors to deliver.
Alan Milburn’s NEET diagnosis must lead to local level solutions
Local leaders are best placed to support a “lost generation” of young people not in education, employment or training.
The UK electricity market
How does the electricity market work, and how is the government seeking to change it?
Scottish independence
How could a second referendum on Scottish independence happen?
Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator of higher education in England.
Ofgem
Ofgem is the public body responsible for overseeing the electricity and gas markets.
Joining and leaving the House of Lords
Most Lords members are life peers – nominated for their lifetime, but without their peerage passing to their children.
The public bodies review programme
What is a public body review?
Ofcom
What is Ofcom and what does it do?
Sewel convention
How the Sewel convention works in practice and what happens when devolved consent is withheld.