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Covid passports
The government must address concerns over how, where and when Covid passports would be used.
Judicial review and policy making
Ministers and officials should accept that judicial review improves policy.
The UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine decision strikes the right balance
The UK’s health establishment has responded calmly to concern and confusion around the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
Michael Gove is wrong to dismiss complaints over government’s Covid-19 transparency
Michael Gove was mistaken to respond to a letter from newspaper editors with a defence of the government’s transparency record
Scottish parliament
The Scottish parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh is the devolved legislature of Scotland.
The chancellor has missed opportunities to lay the ground for tax reform
Rishi Sunak failed to use the budget or the government’s new ‘tax day’ to set out a coherent vision for the tax system
Decarbonising heating at home
Five lessons the government must learn from the Green Homes Grant debacle.
Jobs after government: rules for ex-ministers and civil servants
ACOBA advises ministers and senior officials on whether jobs they take on after leaving government comply with the ‘business appointment rules’.
Voting in the 2021 elections
On 6 May 2021, voters across Great Britain will go to the polls for devolved and local elections.