Rough sleeping statistics: How reliable are they?
The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year. …
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Budget 2020: Measures to limit the economic impact of coronavirus
The Chancellor and the Bank of England have announced plans to support public services, businesses and workers. …
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Cycle funding and bike lanes: Is there enough money to create “mini-Hollands” in England?
The Government aims to double the number of journeys made by bike by 2025, what will the Budget reveal about funding?…
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How big are regional economic inequalities in the UK?
The Government has pledged to “level up” economic conditions and opportunities across the UK. What are the inequalities that this policy seeks to address?…
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Budget 2020: Will the Chancellor change the rules?
The Conservative manifesto set out rules for the public finances. Will the Chancellor stick to them?
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The Budget: What can ‘Dr No’ tell us about the challenges in designing the tax system?
Any Chancellor faces challenges in crafting tax changes – not least because they need to encourage people to pay them and ensure they can be collected.…
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Are UK pub numbers on the up?
The fall in the number of UK pubs and bars over the last decade could be taking a U-turn. …
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Brexit next steps: Defence and foreign policy co-operation
The UK has played a key role in EU defence and foreign policy co-operation. How will that co-operation be affected now that the UK has left the EU and entered the transition period?…
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International Women’s Day 2020: Women in Research and Information
In 2019, women made up 51% of R&I, in positions spanning the Librarian, indexers, researchers, communications professionals, online resource managers and leaders of operations and engagement.…
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‘Levelling up’: How can economic growth and prosperity be measured across UK regions?
How accurately can GDP data capture regional variation in growth across the UK…
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Ministry of Defence Equipment Plan deemed ‘unaffordable’ by NAO
The MoD are planning to spend £181 billion on equipment for the armed forces over the next ten years. The National Audit Office has deemed this ‘unaffordable’. We look at the plan and the NAO’s concerns. …
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Economic update: Optimism on the up
As the new Chancellor prepares to give his first Budget, he will be looking at an economy that appears to…
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HS2: What happens next?
HS2 is planned to be delivered in three phases which will require at least three separate ‘hybrid’ Bills.…
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GE2019: How did demographics affect the result?
Does your demographic background affect how you vote?…
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Brexit next steps: The European Arrest Warrant
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a simplified system for extradition between EU Member States. As a member of the…
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‘Flight shame’: Is it taking off?
In the UK, 297 million air passengers passed through UK airports in 2019.…
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