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Misjudging Parliament’s reversal of the Supreme Court’s judgment in R v Adams

  Download Publication   Online Reader The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 is a controversial Act of Parliament.  But sections 46 and 47 were not controversial when enacted. These two provisions were adopted unanimously by Parliament in response to the Supreme Court’s 2020 judgment in R v Adams, in which the Court wrongly allowed Gerry Adams’s appeal...

Crisis and Opportunity in the Middle East

Download Publication Online Reader This report sets out the historically weak position of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and urges the UK Government to exploit this weakness by applying maximum pressure on the regime. Backed by former UK Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser Lord Sedwill GCMG, the report argues that the collapse of Iran’s regional proxy network, its deepening...

Averting a Strategic Misstep

Download Publication Online Reader This report urges the UK Government to withdraw from the arrangement to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – arguing that consequential developments since the proposed deal’s announcement provide an opportunity to withdraw with honour. Backed by former First Sea Lord and former Labour Security Minister, Rt. Hon Admiral Lord West of Spithead GCB...

A Portrait of Modern Britain: Health

Download Publication Online Reader This new report from Policy Exchange – based on bespoke polling of 2,000 representative Britons by Redfield & Wilton Strategies in 2024 – examines the perceptions of & priorities the British public have for the NHS. Its findings include: That the NHS ‘provides all services free at point of use’ was less of a priority to...

History Matters Project Compendium 16th Edition

The Rise of the Regulators

  Download Publication   Online Reader With both the Prime Minister and Chancellor promising to tackle the red tape holding the UK economy back, Policy Exchange publishes its latest intervention on regulatory reform. The Rise of the Regulators, authored by Head of Political Economy James Vitali and Research Fellow Zachary Marsh, and with a foreword from former Cabinet Secretary Mark...

From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers?

  Download Publication   Online Reader A new report published by Policy Exchange today, ‘From the Rule of Law to the Rule of Lawyers? The Problem with the Attorney General’s New Legal Risk Guidelines’ critiques the new guidance to Government lawyers recently published by the Attorney General. The report argues the guidelines will likely give government lawyers, and especially the Attorney...

The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and State or Diplomatic Immunity

Download Publication Online Reader The Government has equivocated about whether it would attempt to enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Prime Minister Netanyahu. This paper shows that any such attempt would be clearly unlawful. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 carefully preserves the immunity of the Head of Government of a State that is not party to...

Non-Crime Hate Incidents

Download Publication Online Reader In this policy note we outline the origins of Non-Crime Hate Incidents (NCHIs), the approach by police forces to recording them and their impact: (1) distracting police officers from focusing on what should be the core mission of policing to fight crime, (2) curtailing the employment prospects of individual members of the public through inappropriate disclosures...