United Kingdom
Policy report
Coronavirus hotel quarantine: key questions for the government
The UK government is finalising arrangements for a partial hotel quarantine system to begin on 15 February 2021. This paper outlines those gaps and challenges, posing a series of questions the government must answer if it wants its quarantine system to be a success.
Report
Managing the UK's relationship with the European Union
Now the United Kingdom has left the European Union (EU), the government needs to work out how it will organise itself to manage its relationship with its largest trading partner. This paper sets out the framework provided by the agreements with the EU, looks at key domestic legislation, and assesses how the government appears to...
Policy report
Accountable lawmaking
This policy brief analyses trends in the working and monitoring of delegated legislation in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom during the pandemic. It focuses on how the pandemic has affected parliamentary oversight of executive actions and assesses how institutional responses have conformed to democratic standards.
Briefing paper
Coronavirus: no going back to normal
Life after coronavirus will not feel like life before. In this paper, the author argues that it is best that governments acknowledge that and start planning now in order to capture the best that can come out of a very tough period, while not raising expectations that life will suddenly snap back to an almost...
Report
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the charitable sector, and its prospects for recovery
This report finds that the COVID-19 crisis will decimate the charity sector in the United Kingdom unless the government takes urgent action.