Jess Sargeant
Former Associate Director
Jess's recent work
The Liberal Democrats should learn from the coalition's constitutional reform failures
The general election could give the Lib Dems a chance to influence government policy.
Review of the UK Constitution: Final report
The UK constitution needs urgent reform to fix crisis of trust in UK politics.
Chloe Smith
Chloe Smith talks about serving as constitution minister under three different PMs, her time in the Truss government, and ministerial maternity cover.
All work
Implementing Brexit: the Northern Ireland protocol
How the Northern Ireland protocol might work and the challenges of ensuring it is operational before the end of the transition period.
Time is running out to explain how a border in the Irish Sea will work
The UK government needs to set out detailed plans for how an Irish Sea border will operate
Coronavirus lockdown rules in each part of the UK
Health is a devolved matter, which means that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for their own policies in relation to public health
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.
North-South cooperation on the island of Ireland
The 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which brought a formal end to the troubles in Northern Ireland, established a three-stand governance approach.
Coronavirus and devolution
Major public services affected by the pandemic are the responsibility of the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The PM’s rhetoric risks the Northern Ireland protocol not being operational in time
Boris Johnson’s denial that there will be checks in the Irish Sea harms preparations in the region
The Sewel Convention has been broken by Brexit – reform is now urgent
The time has come to overhaul a convention which is no longer working.
Northern Ireland: restoration of the power-sharing executive
In January 2020, the Northern Ireland Assembly nominated a new Northern Ireland executive, ending the three-year deadlock.
Getting Brexit done
The most complicated Brexit tasks lie ahead and many questions about the UK’s departure are still unanswered.