Green finance: Mobilising investment for green growth
This Insight explores the three objectives of the Government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy: ‘greening finance’, ‘financing green’, and ‘capturing the opportunity’.…
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Coronavirus: Problems with business interruption insurance
An overview of what has happened with business interruption insurance, how current policies were shaped by lessons from SARS, and some of the questions that have arisen.…
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DFID and FCO merger: Implications for international development
The Prime Minister announced plans to merge the Department for International Development (DFID) with the Foreign Office (FCO) on Tuesday…
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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: How are departments reorganised?
The Prime Minister has almost complete discretion over how to organise government departments.…
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Coronavirus: Record GDP fall in April
Economic output fell by one fifth during April when lockdown measures were at their most stringent. This Insight will set the April GDP figures in context. …
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Brexit legislation: What has passed and what is yet to come?
This Insight explains the legislation needed to ensure the UK has measures in place to replace the EU laws when transition ends on 31 December 2020. …
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Coronavirus: People with learning disabilities
This Insight looks at evidence of the impact of coronavirus on people with a learning disability in England. …
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Black Lives Matter protests: UK reaction to the killing of George Floyd
This Insight outlines the background to the Black Lives Matter movement and the reaction in the UK to the death of George Floyd. …
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Coronavirus: Mounting debt crisis for the world’s poorest countries
The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are already severe. This Insight looks at the mounting debt crisis being experienced by the world’s poorest countries.…
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Migration statistics: What is changing and why?
This Insight explains how migration statistics are transforming and the implications of this change.…
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Coronavirus: Which workers are economically impacted?
This Insight examines which workers have been most economically impacted by the outbreak of coronavirus.…
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Coronavirus: Which key workers are most at risk?
This Insight outlines which workers have experienced the biggest health risk from Covid-19, and breaks these groups down by ethnicity, gender, country of birth, disability status, household type, and rates of pay. …
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50 years of the Equal Pay Act
This Insight looks at the history of the Equal Pay Act, how the law works today and how it might be reformed in the future.…
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Economic update: UK facing ‘severe recession’
Sharp falls in GDP, increases in claims for unemployment-related benefits, and an increase in government borrowing: the coronavirus lockdown is having a profound effect on the economy.…
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Coronavirus: Increases to benefits payments
This Insight explores the increases in Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit payments in response to the coronavirus crisis.…
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Coronavirus: What does data show about men and women MPs in the hybrid Commons?
This Insight explores how the temporary hybrid model for proceedings affected the participation of women MPs.…
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