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The civil service after Brexit: lessons from the Article 50 period
A divided cabinet and battles between parliament and government revealed tensions in the civil service’s duty to “serve the government of the day”.
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.
Lifting lockdown: how to approach a coronavirus exit strategy
The government’s five tests for starting to lift the lockdown are not a good enough guide to the longer-term exit strategy.
Parliament’s role in the coronavirus crisis
The government’s ‘wartime’ approach will become less appropriate as the coronavirus crisis develops and a greater parliamentary role will be needed.
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.
How could a virtual parliament work?
The pandemic requires urgent co-operation between the government and parliament to allow essential scrutiny and voting to be conducted remotely.
Data Bites
A summary of the first eight Data Bites events, drawing out some key themes.
Implementing Brexit: the role of the joint committee
The withdrawal agreement commits the UK and the EU to establish a joint committee to oversee and monitor the application of the treaty.
Universal Credit: getting it to work better
The government should cancel or delay reclaiming billions of pounds of old benefit debt that is causing real hardship to Universal Credit claimants.
Carillion: two years on
The Johnson government risks another Carillion if it doesn’t get behind the reforms put forward after the firm’s liquidation.