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Ken Skates
Ken Skates reflects on his time in the Welsh government following the EU referendum and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health and social care levy
The government announced plans for a new ‘health and social care levy’. But how will it work?
Towns Fund
The Towns Fund for England (hereafter the Towns Fund) is a £3.6 billion fund for ‘struggling’ towns across England to support local economic growth.
Levelling up
The government’s flagship levelling up agenda lacks clear objectives, with policies often contradicting ministerial rhetoric about decentralising powe
Stephen Barclay has a platform to be a radical reformer of government
Stephen Barclay is well-placed to improve and implement existing plans for government reform
The government should face up to the border consequences of its Brexit deal
Stephen Barclay is well-placed to improve and implement existing plans
Bring forward funding to ease Covid disruption in public services
Thomas Pope argues that it not just the NHS that should have its funding frontloaded in the spending review
The government’s winter Covid plan is too optimistic
The government's autumn and winter plan does not do enough to prepare for the worst
How would an independent Scotland borrow?
The steps an independent Scotland could take to reassure investors and limit increases in debt interest costs.
Reshuffle at last
After months of rumours, Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet .