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Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
Coronavirus
By Tom Hunter
Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
The government has now launched part of its plan for education catch-up in England. Widely anticipated by the education sector, the scheme did not made the headlines education secretary Gavin Williamson would have been hoping for.
The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson
The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution
Campaigners fear a long-delayed government review to address the persistently low level of rape convictions will focus too much on prosecutions and not enough on prevention. Laura Hutchinson reports
Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs
Coronavirus
By Helen Hill
Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs
The government’s long-overdue strategy to improve the railways - dubbed Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – seeks to put the customer first with a mix of the best of public and private business models.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Home affairs
By Alexandra Ming
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life
Unless the UK government provides more legal campsites, its plans to toughen up crime legislation could pose an existential threat to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life and breach their human rights, campaigners say.
Will the Greens become England’s third largest party?
Political parties
By Josh Martin
Will the Greens become England’s third largest party?
Building on a solid performance in the local elections and higher salience of environmental issues, the Green Party is looking likely to play a bigger role in British politics by taking votes from Labour, the Conservatives and challenging the Liberal Democrats to become England’s third-largest party.
Covid may encourage calls for House of Commons to modernise
Coronavirus
By Megan Macdougall
Covid may encourage calls for House of Commons to modernise
The pandemic has undoubtedly changed parliament, but will the institution revert to type post-Covid?
The Bank of England must be bolder on monetary policies to halt climate change
Economy
By Maria Busca
The Bank of England must be bolder on monetary policies to halt climate change
The chancellor has golden opportunity to drive forward a green agenda in financial services and the markets
Will vaccine nationalism become the new normal?
Coronavirus
By Nabil Rastani
Will vaccine nationalism become the new normal?
Tensions with Europe over the supply of Covid jabs may no longer be grabbing the headlines, but vaccine nationalism is here to stay
The UK and EU must be honest about the consequences of Brexit in Northern Ireland
Brexit
By Laura Hutchinson
The UK and EU must be honest about the consequences of Brexit in Northern Ireland
With the delicate Northern Ireland Protocol facing more than just “teething problems”, all parties must take responsibility for their part in negotiating and now upholding it
The government must tread carefully to ensure care home measures don’t breach human rights
Coronavirus
By Alexandra Ming
The government must tread carefully to ensure care home measures don’t breach human rights
With Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights warning against blanket bans on care home visits, discrimination against the elderly and disabled people is back on the agenda in lockdown
Could suburban England provide the answer to Labour’s electoral woes in 2024?
Political parties
By Joshua Martin
Could suburban England provide the answer to Labour’s electoral woes in 2024?
While much analysis of the next election focuses on what will happen in the “Red Wall”, there are another set of key marginal seats with different demographics that will be crucial to the outcome: formerly safe Conservative seats in suburban England.
It’s time for the government to act on international forest destruction
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
It’s time for the government to act on international forest destruction
The UK has announced a series of restorative tree-planting programmes at home, but we still play a large role in their destruction abroad
Treating students as consumers was always going to be a double-edged sword
Education
By Dods Monitoring
Treating students as consumers was always going to be a double-edged sword
Young people have had a raw deal during the pandemic, and the latest ‘rent strike’ is just one of the many ways in which Britain’s university students are demanding better value for money
The Energy White Paper may not go far enough to reach climate targets
Environment
By Alexandra Goodwin
The Energy White Paper may not go far enough to reach climate targets
Published just after the release Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget, the long awaited Energy White Paper still leaves major gaps in decarbonisation ambitions
We’re learning the environmental lessons of fast fashion – it is time for government action
Coronavirus
By Tessa Corina
We’re learning the environmental lessons of fast fashion – it is time for government action
It is time to move from “take-make-dispose” to a circular economy in the fashion industry
Parliament must make sure it can properly scrutinise financial regulation post-Brexit
Brexit
By Maria Busca
Parliament must make sure it can properly scrutinise financial regulation post-Brexit
With the regulatory future of the UK's multibillion pound financial services industry still unclear post-Brexit, it is imperative that Parliament takes ownership of proper scrutiny
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
Coronavirus
By Alexandra Ming
What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?
Areas with high rates of insecure, low paid employment could continue to see higher rates of Covid unless the proper funding is put in place to support self-isolation and mass testing
With the rush for a deal on, the government should consider a Brexit implementation period so businesses aren’t left in the lurch
Brexit
By Laura Hutchinson
With the rush for a deal on, the government should consider a Brexit implementation period so businesses aren’t left in the lurch
After a tumultuous year for business, if a trade deal with the EU is agreed, an implementation period may be needed to help both government and business adjust with minimum impact
Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved?
Foreign affairs
By Nabil Rastani
Can the Iran nuclear deal be saved?
The election of Joe Biden offers a glimmer of hope for the Iran nuclear deal, but the road to diplomacy will still be long and fraught
Project Speed? The impact of the pandemic on the delayed National Infrastructure Strategy
Economy
By Helen Hill
Project Speed? The impact of the pandemic on the delayed National Infrastructure Strategy
With the much delayed National Infrastructure Strategy finally expected to be published later this year, all eyes are now on how it can help deliver on both net-zero targets and the 'levelling up' agenda after the pandemic
Recognition and reconciliation: the significance of Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party
Political parties
By Alexandra Ming
Recognition and reconciliation: the significance of Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party
After the explosive fallout from the EHRC's report into antisemitism in Labour, where does the party now sit within conversations on race and ethnic disparities?
What could a Biden presidency mean for a US-UK trade deal?
Brexit
By Nabil Rastani
What could a Biden presidency mean for a US-UK trade deal?
With the US election only days away, attention in Westminster has turned to look across the Atlantic, and what the result could mean for trade, Brexit, and the Good Friday Agreement
What does the Government’s active travel strategy mean for the future of local transport policy?
Transport
By Dods Monitoring
What does the Government’s active travel strategy mean for the future of local transport policy?
The Government hopes to make walking and cycling people's first choice for as many journeys as possible, aiming for half of all journeys in urban areas being cycled or walked by 2030.
Could coronavirus trigger a corporate debt crisis?
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Could coronavirus trigger a corporate debt crisis?
It is hard to see if TheCityUK’s new corporate recapitalisation proposals would benefit the public purse. Ultimately, it comes back to the old debate on whether to save failing companies or instead let the natural restructuring happen.
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