Research Briefing
How has EU migration changed since the referendum?
New ONS figures show that net migration of EU nationals to the UK was 74,000 in the year ending June 2018. What are the key trends in net migration?
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Research Briefing
North Africa regional overview 2018
Opportunities for North Africa's young and educated population have not opened up since the uprisings of 2011
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Research Briefing
Bangladesh: November 2018 update
Always high, the political temperature in Bangladesh rose further during 2018 as elections - due to be held by the end of the year - approached. This briefing surveys recent developments and election prospects. It also looks at Bangladesh's response to the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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Research Briefing
Air quality: Cutting through the haze
The Government has called air pollution the “top environmental risk to human health in the UK” – what plans, legislation and policies on air quality are expected in the coming months?
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
UK economy: Earnings grow while productivity falls again
This is the first time, since 2016, that growth in the UK has been faster than growth across the Eurozone.
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Research Briefing
100-year anniversary of the Royal Air Force
There will be a general debate on the '100-year anniversary of the Royal Air Force' in the House of Commons Chamber on Monday 26 November 2018.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, November 2018
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Local boundaries in England: What is ‘place’?
Think-tanks have addressed the effects of Government policy on ‘place’. But what constitutes a ‘place’ and is local identity important?
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Research Briefing
Domestic violence in England and Wales
The Queen's Speech 2017 promises a draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill, and measures in the Courts Bill to deal with suspects cross examining victims. This Briefing Paper looks at the background.
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Research Briefing
Stalking: Developments in the law
A Private Members' Bill with Government support aims to introduce new civil Stalking Protection Orders. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was introduced to deal with stalking, but critics argued that it was not effective enough. Scotland introduced a specific offence of stalking in 2010, and England and Wales created two new specific offences in 2012. Northern Ireland still relies on the more general offence of harassment.
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Research Briefing
Confidence and Supply: Northern Ireland’s £1 billion
A look at what the £1 billion included in the agreement between the DUP and the Conservatives was expected to pay for, how much has been paid so far, and how it has been spent.
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Research Briefing
20 years of devolved statutes in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Today marks 20 years since the introduction of devolved statutes in Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Research Briefing
Draft Withdrawal Agreement: 7 documents you should bookmark
The Government has now published 3 key documents on the Brexit deal: a draft Withdrawal Agreement, an outline of the political declaration, and an explainer on the Northern Ireland Protocol. The same documents can also be found on the EU's Taskforce 50 website. The links to these documents can be found below.
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Research Briefing
Income tax : increases in the personal allowance since 2010
This note discusses the Coalition Government's policy over 2010-15 to increase the basic personal allowance each year, with the aim that the allowance should reach £10,000 by 2015, before looking at the current Government's approach to increasing both the personal allowance and the higher rate threshold - the point at which individuals start to pay the 40% top rate of tax.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, October 2018
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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