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Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border
What EU membership would mean for Scotland and its relationship with the rest of the UK.
The end of the Brexit transition period
The government should be open about the widespread disruption caused by the UK’s exit from the Brexit transition period and do more to help businesses
Responding to shocks: 10 lessons for government
10 lessons that government should learn from its handling of the Covid crisis.
Jobs and benefits: The Covid-19 challenge
Individuals and the economy would benefit from the government rethinking aspects of the support provided to people when they first fall out of work.
Funding devolution
Since March 2020 an extra £19 billion has been sent from the UK Treasury to the three devolved nations to tackle Covid.
How governments use evidence to make transport policy
The government’s ambitious transport plans will falter unless policy makers improve the way they identify and use evidence to inform their decisions.
How to be an effective commissioner
Creating a new Migrants’ Commissioner was one of the key recommendations of Wendy Williams’ review of the Windrush scandal.
Lifting lockdown in 2021: the next phase of the coronavirus strategy
Any mismanagement that risks a fourth lockdown would represent a serious failure of government.
The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020
The steps the UK government needs to take to manage the UK internal market and ensure it works in the long-term.
Coronavirus hotel quarantine: key questions for the government
The gaps and challenges the government must answer if it wants its quarantine system to be a success.