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The government must rethink its resettlement programme for Ukrainian refugees
The UK government’s response to Ukraine’s refugee crisis is cumbersome, confusing and in need of an urgent overhaul
The IfG response to the British Energy Security Strategy
The energy security strategy does little to address questions of security and affordability in the short to medium term.
The government would be wrong to wage another war on ‘quangos’
Government should be more specific about what it wants public bodies to deliver and where it can do without them.
Randstad episode shows government has still not learnt lessons from past procurement failures
It is right that schools will now take on the tutoring programme – but government must explain, and finally learn from, its latest contract stumble.
The Office for the Internal Market’s new analysis must help shape decisions
The Office for the Internal Market now needs to think about how it can influence the decisions on the system governing intra-UK trade
Rishi Sunak should stand up for the Office for Budget Responsibility
The chancellor should value the OBR, not brief against it
What ‘benefits of Brexit’ does the government claim?
Debate continues about whether the government has delivered ‘benefits of Brexit’.
The underwhelming schools white paper is a missed opportunity
The white paper lacks vision, is full of technocratic tweaks, and has failed to take on the post-covid education recovery mission
Joining and leaving the House of Lords
Most Lords members are life peers – nominated for their lifetime, but without their peerage passing to their children.
Coronavirus: what support did government provide for individuals and businesses?
This explainer lays out the main economic support schemes provided by the UK government during the pandemic, how much they cost and who benefited.