Public finances
Is the government's Industrial Strategy working?
At this event, we discussed the Council’s first annual report, which will set out its evaluation of the policies contained in the 2017 strategy.
The reshuffle has left No.10 supreme – and that could lead to new battles
A combination of an uncompromising approach and ministerial inexperience may create problems on Northern Ireland, Brexit and the courts
Fiscal rules must not follow the chancellor out the door
The prime minister should not use the chancellor’s resignation to abandon the government’s fiscal rules
HS2 is still the quickest way to invest in northern and Midlands transport
HS2 is still the quickest way for Boris Johnson to fulfil his plans to upgrade northern and Midlands transport.
Whitehall Monitor 2020
Continued turnover of ministers and civil servants could disrupt the delivery of government projects and policies.
Boris Johnson’s ambitious agenda identifies problems – and now requires solutions
Complicated challenges and difficult choices await the prime minister
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.
How Sajid Javid can be a tax reforming chancellor
Lessons from past experience of tax reform can help Sajid Javid succeed where his predecessors have failed
How to be a tax-reforming chancellor
The tax system is in desperate need of reform. The new government’s majority gives it an opportunity that none has had for the last decade and a half.