Archives: Reports

Why is the UK still party to the Iran Nuclear Deal?

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at practical applications for the future of the JCPOA. At the time of publication of this report, the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with the high-level General Debate...

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A Labour vision for community power

This report from UK think tank New Local looks at a Labour vision for community power. A Labour Vision for Community Power is an ambitious agenda for action, driven by the principles of participation, prevention and devolution. It sets out how in practice a mission-driven approach to government would redistribute power out of Westminster, across...

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Securing our future

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at a programme on climate and nature for the next government. We set out the practical, ambitious policy programme on climate and nature for the next government. This is a positive agenda for change with significant and broad benefits for the country.

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Doing data justice

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at improving how data is collected, managed and used in the justice system. Data in the justice system has more gaps than other public services, data is often of poor quality, and data analysis is not playing as large a role as it should...

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Review of the UK Constitution: Final report

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government concludes an 18-month long Review of the UK Constitution. The UK’s constitution has been tested to its limits and found in urgent need of reform. This report, published jointly by the Institute for Government and Cambridge University’s Bennett Institute for Public Policy, warns that a...

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‘Levelling up’ from the centre

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at six tests for a government serious about reducing regional inequalities. Central government is not set up to deliver this government’s promise – or Labour’s plans – to reduce regional inequality. This report sets out how central government has undermined past attempts to reduce...

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Fixing Human Rights Law

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at what has gone wrong with contemporary human rights legislation. Fixing Human Rights Law by Dr. Michael Arnheim, a practising barrister, Sometime Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge and author of 23 published books to date, provides an overview of what has gone wrong with contemporary human...

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The ambivalent union

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at findings from the State of the Union survey. Brexit revealed stark differences in attitudes across the UK. It not only revealed different attitudes within and between the UK’s constituent units towards the European Union but it also revealed the ambivalence of attitudes towards the union of...

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Policy landscape 2023

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the public policy challenges confronting the UK. What are the public policy challenges confronting the UK? What plans do the parties have for addressing them? To what extent are these plans fit for purpose? As Parliament returns from its summer recess, Full...

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How to appoint a cabinet

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at a more considered way for prime ministers to appoint their cabinets. This guest paper from experienced former civil servant Tim Leunig puts forward a proposal for a more cohesive and considered way for prime ministers to appoint their cabinet.

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