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Getting the UK ready for the next phase of Brexit negotiations
The UK could secure an EU trade deal in 2020 if it learns lessons of Brexit talks.
A second independence referendum
Holding a second independence referendum in 2020, as the SNP has demanded, would be a mistake.
Becoming a junior minister
How junior ministers can make the most of their time in office.
Creating and dismantling government departments
The direct costs of creating a new department start at £15 million.
Performance Tracker 2019
Performance Tracker 2019 projects the demand and spending on nine public services for the next five years.
The new Speaker of the House of Commons: key challenges
Candidates campaigning to be John Bercow’s successor must set out a vision for how they would run the Commons as an institution and represent it to th
Bailout for business in a no-deal Brexit
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the government will not be able to support all affected industries.
No Deal Brexit and the Union
A no-deal Brexit would be highly controversial in all three devolved nations and increase risks to the Union itself.
Governing without ministers
How Northern Ireland has functioned since the collapse of power-sharing in 2017.