United Kingdom
Report
The Treasury during Covid: what lessons can be learned from the pandemic?
This report examines the UK Treasury’s role in designing and delivering economic support schemes – as well as the problems that undermined government decision making. It draws on over a year of research and conversations with former Treasury officials and others who worked with the department during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essay
The preventative state: rebuilding our local, social and civic foundations
In this essay, the authors argue that we need a state which is more expansive in how it sees the challenge of reforming public services.
Report
Defence Industry Roundtable Series 1: export controls
This report spotlights points of consensus and divergence within the Australian defence industry community and between Australia and the United States, respectively, on issues central to the realisation of AUKUS.
Report
Testing for a safer future: an independent review of the construction products testing regime
This independent review undertook a critical assessment of the system for testing and certifying construction products and how the system could be strengthened to provide confidence that construction products are safe and perform as labelled and marked.
Report
Moving on: greener travel for the UK
To reduce the number of miles driven by car, people must travel differently, using more public transport, walking and cycling. This move away from cars to other types of transport is known as ‘modal shift’. This report showcases alternative transport futures decision-makers could opt for to meet climate targets and the considerations to be taken...