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Coronavirus and unemployment: a five nation comparison
To cushion the blow of the pandemic, governments have pumped large amounts of money into labour market policies.
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.
Parliament’s role in the coronavirus crisis: holding the government to account
The government’s move to return the Commons to its usual ways of working when it returns from recess, is deeply concerning.
Parliamentary Monitor 2020
Long-standing problems with how parliament works and how MPs perform their duties have yet to be addressed.
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.