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Working to make government more effective

Alex Nice

Alex Nice

Researcher

Alex was a researcher in the devolution team, where he focused on sub-national governance in England. 

Alex studied German, Russian and politics at university. He started his career as the Coordinator of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), and was subsequently Regional Manager for Europe and lead Russia analyst in the country forecasting unit at the Economist Intelligence Unit. He has been a visiting fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin and the Polish Institute for International Affairs in Warsaw, and has also worked at the Civic Assistance Committee in Moscow. Since 2017, he has been an Associate Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.  

In 2014-16, Alex was a member of the Chatham House Council (the board of trustees). 

 

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08 SEP 2020 Explainer

Law officers

There are three UK government law officers: the attorney general, the solicitor general and the advocate general.

07 JUL 2020 Explainer

National security adviser

The national security adviser is the central co-ordinator and adviser to the prime minister and cabinet on security, intelligence, defence, and some f

30 JUN 2020 Explainer

Coronavirus: local lockdowns

A local lockdown is a partial or full re-imposition of measures to control the spread of the coronavirus in a specific locality.

06 MAY 2020 Report

A four-nation exit strategy

The UK’s four-nation lockdown exit strategy could create confusion amongst the public and lead to non-compliance of guidance and rules.

08 APR 2020 Explainer

Keir Starmer's first shadow cabinet

Following his election as leader of the Labour Party on 4 April 2020, Keir Starmer conducted an extensive reshuffle of the shadow cabinet.