Coronavirus
The government's coronavirus data presentation is on the downslide
The government needs to urgently improve how it communicates data
Boris Johnson’s leadership is on the line in second coronavirus lockdown
It was a step the prime minister clearly did not want to take.
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their coronavirus approaches
Westminster and the devolved governments must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown rules
Performance Tracker 2020
The coronavirus crisis has resulted in backlogs across public services, including at record levels in the criminal courts.
Co-ordination and divergence: devolution and coronavirus
The four governments of the UK must better co-ordinate their different approaches to lockdown restrictions.
England’s patchwork quilt governance is not strong enough for a crisis like coronavirus
England’s ad hoc governance structures are too reliant on politicians muddling through
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Rishi Sunak’s Job Support Scheme fixes deficiencies with his previous post-furlough scheme plan but will almost certainly waste taxpayers’ money by pr
Rishi Sunak is right to delay the spending review – but was wrong to delay this decision
Delaying the planned multi-year spending review has put unnecessary pressure on departments
Coronavirus should trigger long-term reforms to Universal Credit
The Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee speaks sense on what needs to be done to make Universal Credit work better
The government should publish its evidence for rejecting a second coronavirus lockdown
If the government disagrees with introducing a short "circuit breaker" lockdown, it should explain why