Coronavirus
Data Bites #11: Getting things done with data in government
At the eleventh event in our series, we heard about data projects on infrant mortality, Covid-19 and on housing and planning.
Trust in the government’s response to coronavirus is built on open consultation
Announcements on quarantine policy highlight the government’s dangerously hasty approach to decision making during the coronavirus crisis
An uncertain start to the government’s coronavirus test and trace programme
To make a success of its new test and trace programme, the government must learn from mistakes it made in the drive to hit its testing target
The government should stop avoiding parliamentary scrutiny of its coronavirus legislation
The government should allow far greater parliamentary scrutiny of the laws that give effect to lockdown restrictions
Personal data and coronavirus
How the UK government is planning to use our data to tackle the coronavirus
Coronavirus and unemployment: a five nation comparison
To cushion the blow of the pandemic, governments have pumped large amounts of money into labour market policies.
The coronavirus crisis and government business support: revising, rethinking and responding at speed
The speed and scale of the support that the UK government rolled out to businesses during the coronavirus crisis was unprecedented in peacetime.
The return of the Liaison Committee has added to the prime minister’s coronavirus problems
The Liaison Committee evidence session showed parliamentary scrutiny in a good light by exposing gaps in Boris Johnson’s knowledge
Ministers are responsible for the actions of special advisers – including Dominic Cummings
Special advisers are central to this government. We should know exactly what role they play.