Joe Marshall
Former senior researcher
All work
Select committees
Select committees are cross-party groups of MPs or Lords charged by parliament with a specific role or issue.
Parliamentary Monitor 2020
Long-standing problems with how parliament works and how MPs perform their duties have yet to be addressed.
Overcoming the barriers to tax reform
The UK tax system needs substantial reform, but recent governments have shied away from it because of public resistance.
The coronavirus crisis could open the window for long overdue tax reform
The chancellor is right to suggest tax reform might be the trade-off for coronavirus support for the self-employed
Coronavirus Act 2020
The Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 25 March, having been fast-tracked through parliament in just four sitting days.
Government emergency powers and coronavirus
The term “emergency powers” usually refers to government powers to respond rapidly to a public emergency.
Brexit spending: government preparations
By the end of 2020/21 the government is expecting to have spent up to £8.1bn on preparing for Brexit and the end of the transition period.
Election of select committee chairs and members in the House of Commons
This explainer sets how select committee chairs and members are elected.
How to be a tax-reforming chancellor
The tax system is in desperate need of reform. The new government’s majority gives it an opportunity that none has had for the last decade and a half.