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Why is it so hard getting immigration numbers down?

  Download Publication   Online Reader As immigration rises to the top of voters’ concerns, a major new Policy Exchange report examines why governments of both parties have found it so hard to get the numbers down, and what policies would be needed to achieve this. The report, written by Stephen Webb, a former Home Office director and with foreword...

State or Diplomatic Immunity and the Limits of International Criminal Law

  Download Publication   Online Reader The Government has asserted that it is up to the courts to decide whether Prime Minister Netanyahu has immunity from arrest. This new Policy Exchange paper shows that the Government’s position is an irresponsible surrender of the Government’s duty under the International Criminal Court Act 2001, which gives effect to the UK’s duty under...

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 against his...

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...

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...