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Productivity: firing on all cylinders
A narrow focus on high-value sectors will not address the UK’s £300bn growth gap.
Schools and coronavirus
The government's failure to make contingency plans for schools is the most “unforgiveable aspect” of its handling of education during Covid.
Adaptation to climate change
Adaptation is a general term used to cover the planning and measures needed to cope with the impacts of climate change.
Northern Ireland protocol: Article 16
Article 16 is a safeguarding mechanism within the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol, the arrangements agreed as part of the UK–EU Withdrawal Agreement
Tackling Covid-19 over the long term
A weak and fragmented global response risks extending and worsening the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trust and compromise needed to change the Northern Ireland protocol
The UK’s failure to fulfil its existing obligations in the Brexit treaty make finding a compromise on the Northern Ireland protocol much harder
Boardman review needs to lead to change in government
What matters is that changes follow from Nigel Boardman’s review
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The UK government's Shared Prosperity Fund risks damaging trust in the union.
The government’s Covid policy is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions
The prime minister has failed to justify a coronavirus policy that is contradictory, confused and will not work.
The appointment and conduct of departmental NEDs
Gina Coladangelo’s role as a departmental non-executive director has exposed the growing need to clarify rules around appointment and conduct.