Budget 2018: Where has the Chancellor’s money come from?
Here we explain what happened to the OBR’s underlying forecast for borrowing and how the Chancellor responded. …
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The ‘meaningful vote’: A user’s guide
If the UK reaches a Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK Parliament has a special role in approving it.…
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Budget 2018: The background in 9 charts
Ahead of the Budget on Monday, we examine how the economy and public finances are currently performing.…
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Net zero emissions: A new UK climate change target?
What are ‘net zero’ emissions and how do they fit with the UK’s climate change targets?…
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The status of EU citizens in the UK after Brexit
We take a look at the basics of ‘permanent residence’ and ‘settled status’ for European Economic Area (EEA) nationals in the UK after Brexit.…
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Royal Bank of Scotland bailout: 10 years and counting
It could be another seven years before the last publicly-owned share is sold.…
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UK Government’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
The UK Government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism in December 2016. Who else has adopted it and is it legally binding? …
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Public service pensions: Less for more?
Why is the Government proposing to increase pension benefits three years after introducing reforms to reduce costs?…
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Housing targets: Can we predict future need?
The ONS’s latest projections estimate that there will be an average of 159,000 new households per year, compared to 210,000 in the previous projections.…
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Why are sanction rates higher under Universal Credit?
Sanctions applied to claimants of Universal Credit appear to be several times higher than the ‘legacy’ benefits it is replacing.…
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Economic update: Summer sees brighter growth
Examines what the latest published data say about the state of the UK economy…
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Ethiopia charts a new course under Abiy Ahmed – but challenges remain
Ethiopia is a major beneficiary of the UK’s aid programme but public awareness of recent developments in the country is low.…
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International Day of Sign Languages: Could BSL become a GCSE?
In the UK, campaigns to increase the uptake of British Sign Language in schools, including potentially through a GCSE in England, are currently gaining in strength.…
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The use of Twitter by MPs in parliamentary debate
How do MPs use social media to influence and participate in public debate?…
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Does the UK have an independent sanctions policy?
Here we look at existing sanctioning powers available to the UK, and consider how Brexit will change sanctions policy.
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