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Smarter government
The Commission for Smart Government's steps for reforms will need to triumph over entrenched political interests as well as improving the skills of mi
The ministerial powers proposed in the Health and Care Bill should not be granted
Nicholas Timmins unpicks the latest government plans to reform the NHS
Rishi Sunak turns to the City in search of Brexit dividends
The government's choices will determine whether embracing regulatory freedom will outweigh the disadvantages of losing access to the single market.
Now is the right time to phase out the furlough scheme
Thomas Pope says it is the right time to remove this economy-wide support
Four questions for the government on its Covid strategy
Tom Sasse asks four questions of the government’s Covid strategy
Gavin Williamson must end the Covid chaos in the classroom
Sam Freedman says the government must either vaccinate secondary age pupils or aim for herd immunity in that age group
Building a green recovery
The 'green recovery' policies announced so far has been modest compared with other countries, and some have been poorly designed and implemented.
Updating the ministerial code
The ministerial code is not working, is being undermined by the prime minister and requires urgent reform.
The subsidy control bill does not guarantee post-Brexit state aid success
Thomas Pope says the success of the UK’s system for regulating state subsidies is far from certain
The settled status scheme’s success is no guarantee of avoiding future policy problems
Tonight’s deadline for getting millions of EEA citizens to secure their status in the UK will usher in a stream of problems