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Decentralisation and devolution must be dealt with more coherently
Whoever forms the next government will have to address the UK question. This is more than just than the Scottish, Welsh, Northern Ireland and English
Delivering English devolution
Exploring the parties’ manifestos.
No burning platforms: do this election’s manifestos suggest parties are learning to love quangos?
This year’s manifestos strike a different tone on ALBs.
The next government must take care over the constitution
All the main parties are committed to proposals that could reshape the UK’s system of government in significant ways.
Fighting FOIA with FOIA
Freedom of information statistics for 2014.
Churn, churn, churn?
The movement of government ministers, 2010-15.
Quick fixes: party manifestos and the governance of infrastructure
The party manifestos all tackle key aspects of infrastructure policy. Miguel Coelho assesses the potential impact of their proposals.
Culture shock: the case of setting up the Competition and Markets Authority
There are many challenges in setting up a new government agency.