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10 ways for Boris Johnson to reset his government
How the PM can make the period After Dominic more successful than the last 10 months.
Moving out: making a success of civil service relocation
The government’s plans to relocate 22,000 civil servants out of London will benefit recruitment but do little to “level up” the north-south divide.
Preparing Brexit: how ready is the UK?
With just eight weeks and counting until the end of the transition period, the government still has a lot to do to get Brexit done.
Performance Tracker 2020
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
Co-ordination and divergence: devolution and coronavirus
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown restrictions.
Policy making in a digital world
Policy makers across government lack the necessary skills and understanding to take advantage of digital technologies when tackling problems such as c
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Rishi Sunak’s Job Support Scheme fixes deficiencies with his previous post-furlough scheme plan but will almost certainly waste taxpayers’ money by pr
Special advisers and the Johnson government
How Boris Johnson's changes to the role of special advisers disempowered ministers and undermined the quality of decision making in government.
Support for business during the coronavirus crisis
How national and subnational governments have so far supported businesses during the crisis.
Whitehall Monitor: The cost of Covid-19
Covid-19 is already likely to cost the UK government £317bn – in increased public borrowing – in 2020/21 alone.