Publications Archive
August 29, 2019
Senior parliamentarians have asserted that the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 was enacted to prevent prorogation of Parliament in the autumn. This understanding of the Act’s legal effect was very widely reported. Closer analysis suggests that the true position is otherwise.
August 3, 2019
Unleashing the power of the Union – ideas for new leadership
July 24, 2019
8 ideas for revitalising UK foreign policy for the post-Brexit age
The balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region is changing. How should the UK respond?
July 16, 2019
Extinction Rebellion has mainstreamed the politics of a radical fringe.
July 9, 2019
This paper challenges some claims made about the constitutional obligations of Her Majesty the Queen, the current Prime Minister and the next Prime Minister.
July 1, 2019
How policy can incentivise beautiful housing schemes and unlock the building of new homes at the scale required by the housing shortage.
July 22, 2019
The 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement is under severe threat from the Protocol.
June 17, 2019
What do we want from the next Prime Minister on the Backstop?
July 16, 2019
What do we want from the next Prime Minister on Space Policy?
June 28, 2019
The next Prime Minister has a responsibility to act urgently to protect UK troops, whether serving or retired, from ongoing exposure to legal risk and to unfair legal processes.
June 12, 2019
A series of policy ideas for new leadership. Part 1: Housing, Energy and Environment
June 6, 2019
Recent changes to university admissions are having a detrimental impact on schools and sixth form colleges – and on teachers and pupils in the process of applying for higher education
May 21, 2019
This research paper explores the nature and extent of the serious and urgent problems affecting the provision of social care in the UK.
May 15, 2019
Adopting the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims’ definition of Islamophobia would be a mistake.
April 29, 2019
The impact on counter-terrorism policy and operations if the UK government adopts the definition of Islamophobia proposed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims.
April 1, 2019
The UK should develop an Indo-Pacific strategy based on shaping security in the region, with a forward presence centred on a flexible, scalable, sustainable force.
March 31, 2019
The risks of the House of Commons taking control.
March 18, 2019
The UK Government is now correct in asserting the right, in extremis, to appeal to international law under the Vienna Convention.
March 11, 2019
To address the shortage of homes in and around London, a new government Department for Growth should work with the Mayor of London and partner directly with developers to build 15 new millennial towns in the capital’s commuter belt.
February 28, 2019
An investigation into T-levels and the wider vocational system
January 29, 2019
“The UK continues to be too timid” in its negotiations with the EU over the Backstop and its relationship to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
January 28, 2019
The Irish Backstop would “turn the Good Friday Agreement on its head”
A collection of essays on the design, style and economics of the built environment.