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Universal Credit’s £20-a-week increase: a looming headache for the chancellor
Nicholas Timmins warns that Rishi Sunak is by no means the first chancellor to find giving far easier than taking away when it comes to benefits
Three ways that the coronavirus crisis has changed government
The new Whitehall Monitor 2021 report sets out the immediate impact of the pandemic across government, writes Alice Lilly
The prime minister is wrong to say that coronavirus lessons can wait
The coronavirus crisis is far from over, but the government is wrong to say that it is too early to learn from the mistakes it has made
Andrew Murrison
Andrew Murrison discusses the particularities of the Ministry of Defense and the Northern Ireland Office.
Refusing diplomatic status to the EU’s London delegation is a counterproductive insult
The EU is so different from any other international organisation that to treat it as such is absurd and will only disadvantage the UK
Civil Service Code
The Civil Service Code outlines the values and standards of behaviour that civil servants are expected to follow.
The centre of government should do more to help the prime minister
Sir Michael Barber should prioritise strengthening No.10 and the Cabinet Office
Australian-style quarantine is not an easy coronavirus fix for the UK
Lessons from the latest proposed policy import from Australia must not be lost in translation, Sarah Nickson argues
Whitehall Monitor 2021
Whitehall Monitor 2021 reveals the way the pandemic has changed how the government takes decisions, spends money and makes policy.
The heart of the problem: a weak centre is undermining the UK government
The effectiveness of Number 10 and the Cabinet Office and ways to improve how they work.