Public Policy
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The Politics of the British Environment since 1945
How have environmental concerns shaped British politics since 1945, and do political developments have an environmental history?
- Environment & Climate Change
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That Awkward Region: Writing and Advising on the History of Northern Ireland
The history of Northern Ireland poses two particular challenges for the political historian.
- Sovereignty
- Identity Politics
- Ireland
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Raising the Pension Age
Why has it been rather easy to raise the pension age in the UK?
- Health, Education & Welfare
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The OBR and the March 2023 Budget: The Travails of UK Economic Growth and the Politics of Technocratic Fiscal Governance
Placing the Office for Budget Responsibility's commentary on the March 2023 UK Budget in political context.
- Conservative Party
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
- Parliament
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Review: Politicians and Economic Experts. The Limits of Technocracy, by Anna Killick
Simon Mohun reviews 'Politicians and Economic Experts. The Limits of Technocracy' by Anna Killick.
- Political Parties
- Sovereignty
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What can the Basque Country Teach the UK About Levelling up?
How have devolved powers been used to transform and sustain the economy in one of the most economically successful regions in Europe: the Basque Country?
- Devolution
- Trade
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Review: NHS under Siege. The Fight to Save it in the Age of Covid, by John Lister and Jacky Davis
Britons of all persuasions routinely describe their country’s institutions as the best in the world and would insist that its levels of corruption are the very lowest. How government tackled the pandemic suggests that the latter needs some review.
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Beveridge at 80: Learning the Right Lessons
Those calling for a ‘new Beveridge’ should take inspiration from his spirit of permanent endeavour, instead of treating his welfare reforms like a blueprint.
- Health, Education & Welfare
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The Social Mobility Commission's New Report Reads Like a Brochure for the Conservatives
How far does the Social Mobility Commission's new report reflect the growing inclination of Conservative administrations to influence public bodies?
- Conservative Party
- Equality
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Can Poverty Really be Abolished?
A strategy to tackle widespread impoverishment must recognise the critical effect of the process of wealth accumulation at the top on low incomes at the bottom.
- Health, Education & Welfare
- Equality
