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Net zero: how government can meet its climate change target
Stronger leadership and co-ordination from the prime minister is needed if the UK’s commitment to reach net zero by 2050 is to be credible.
The early pandemic response offers the government lessons for the next phase
The government needs to have a strategy, be clear who is doing what and use evidence wisely to make the best choices
The new FCDO needs to show it can do both parts of its job well
There is still a long way to go before we know how the new FCDO will manage both aid and diplomacy
Decision making in a crisis
This report examines decisions made in three areas: economic support, Covid-19 testing and the lockdown.
The biggest challenges for the new cabinet secretary are coronavirus and civil service reform
The question is whether Simon Case can lead the civil service through coronavirus, Brexit and its own reforms
Three questions for the Maude review of the Cabinet Office
Francis Maude's review into the Cabinet Office needs to start with basic questions about how the centre of government should work
Beyond Brexit negotiations, the UK and the EU have decisions to make on their future relationship
While the outcome of the Brexit negotiations is important, what happens at the end of the year will also depend on choices the UK and EU make on their
The prime minister needs to clarify whether he still believes in ministerial accountability
The government’s actions are calling into question the principle that UK ministers are held to account for the performance of the department they over
Gavin Williamson should go too
For the long series of serious misjudgements about schools during the pandemic, the buck should stop with the secretary of state
The UK needs a top ambassador to the EU at this critical time
The next UK ambassador to the EU will take on a role at a delicate time in UK-EU relations.