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Hannah White
Director and CEO
Hannah's recent work
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The gambling betting scandal is the latest reminder of the need to restore trust in politics
Ethical scandals, like the election betting furore, disrupt the ability of governments to deliver on their political priorities.
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Labour and the Conservatives might regret ducking the most difficult choices in their manifestos
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have not said how they would address implausible spending plans.
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General election 2024: Six things the winner must do to improve government
Government problems go beyond party or ideology: the whole system needs to change.
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Parliament’s role in the coronavirus crisis: holding the government to account
The government’s move to return the Commons to its usual ways of working when it returns from recess, is deeply concerning.
Parliamentary Monitor 2020
Long-standing problems with how parliament works and how MPs perform their duties have yet to be addressed.
Abandoning our virtual Parliament could damage our democracy
The government abruptly annoucing that MPs should 'set an example' to the country by returning to Westminster to sit in person sends the wrong message
The Liaison Committee: function matters more than form
The Liaison Committee's role in questioning the prime minister means it has a unique accountability role which must not be undermined or lost.
How could a virtual parliament work?
The pandemic requires urgent co-operation between the government and parliament to allow essential scrutiny and voting to be conducted remotely.
A government without scrutiny is more likely to make mistakes
Boris Johnson’s government will make more mistakes and ultimately deliver less effective policies in the absence of parliamentary scrutiny
The new year challenges ahead in Parliament
The government will face a number of challenges in Parliament in 2020.
John Bercow’s legacy will continue to shape the House of Commons
Changes to the culture of the Commons will be harder to reverse than some other aspects of John Bercow's approach.
The government's timetable is designed to frustrate Brexit scrutiny
The government knows that MPs cannot agree to its unrealistic timetable for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.