Brexit
There’s good reason to reform Whitehall – but the government needs to know what it wants to achieve
Tim Durrant weighs up the Johnson government's rumoured changes to Whitehall departments.
Northern Ireland protocol: consent mechanism
The Withdrawal Agreement concluded by the UK government and the EU contains special arrangements for Northern Ireland.
Holding the Union together may be this government’s biggest challenge
The general election result and the next stage of the Brexit process means serious questions must now be asked about the future of the United Kingdom.
How will the government “update” its relationship with the courts?
The government should not be reforming judicial review merely because the law sometimes frustrates the policies it wants to pursue.
Parliament still has responsibility to scrutinise the Withdrawal Agreement Bill properly
The Withdrawal Agreement still needs proper scrutiny, even if the prime minister will be confident it can pass.
The election result brought business relief but did not end its uncertainty for the future
Hopes that the 2019 general election puts an end to a distrusting relationship between business and government may not be realised any time soon.
Boris Johnson has been given a blank cheque for Brexit – but cashing it won’t be easy
Boris Johnson still has plenty of difficult Brexit problems to solve, despite his huge majority.
Getting the UK ready for the next phase of Brexit negotiations
The UK could secure an EU trade deal in 2020 if it learns lessons of Brexit talks.
The general election still leaves the EU braced for another year of Brexit uncertainty
Boris Johnson’s majority government paves the way for trade talks with the EU, but the EU are preparing for delay, disagreement a
A second independence referendum
Holding a second independence referendum in 2020, as the SNP has demanded, would be a mistake.