Coronavirus
Hotel quarantine
Hotel quarantine for new arrivals has been introduced to “reduce the risk of a new strain of the virus entering the UK”.
The UK’s coronavirus quarantine policy risks being the worst of both worlds
Restricting quarantine to a few high-risk countries won’t stop new variants entering the country and will still be costly and disruptive
Coronavirus: no going back to normal
Life after coronavirus will not feel like life before.
Universal Credit’s £20-a-week increase: a looming headache for the chancellor
Nicholas Timmins warns that Rishi Sunak is by no means the first chancellor to find giving far easier than taking away when it comes to benefits
Three ways that the coronavirus crisis has changed government
The new Whitehall Monitor 2021 report sets out the immediate impact of the pandemic across government, writes Alice Lilly
The prime minister is wrong to say that coronavirus lessons can wait
The coronavirus crisis is far from over, but the government is wrong to say that it is too early to learn from the mistakes it has made
Director’s Annual Lecture 2021
In her speech, Bronwen looked at the government’s performance in the extraordinary circumstances of 2020 and what 2021 might bring.
Australian-style quarantine is not an easy coronavirus fix for the UK
Lessons from the latest proposed policy import from Australia must not be lost in translation, Sarah Nickson argues
Whitehall Monitor 2021
Whitehall Monitor 2021 reveals the way the pandemic has changed how the government takes decisions, spends money and makes policy.
The cost of coronavirus
There are many costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic, not least the lives lost as a result.