The Week in Parliament
Parliament is back after the Easter break, as am I, and we’re both eagerly awaiting the upcoming session. With a Queen’s Speech due in May, time is ticking on the […]
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The shadowy room and the open forum- relationships between lobbying and consultation
 The word of the week in Westminster must surely be ‘lobbying’. The revelations have been coming thick and fast, and the Government has to date announced (we think) seven separate
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One year on: Consultation under lockdown
One year ago this week, (23rd March) the UK went into lockdown for the first time due to coronavirus. We still remember our last full team meeting in the office
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The Week in Parliament
With legislatures all over the UK going into recess, some to anticipate their elections in May, and some just for a well-deserved Easter break, this will be the last WIP
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The Week in Parliament
We’ve had a couple of Westminster-heavy weeks recently, so as there was little of immediate concern in the Commons or the Lords (except the lack of consultation on the proposed
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Vaccine passports – Is the ‘call for evidence’ good enough?
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about a debate in Parliament over vaccine certification, in which we highlighted the lack of detail over the Government’s proposed review. Our speculation
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The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill- a missing consultation, and a slightly dubious one
This week has seen the introduction of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, the Government’s flagship effort to tackle crime through harsher sentences, giving the police new powers and
The Week in Parliament
With budget season well underway there has been much debate across the UK as to spending plans. It’s all very important and very interesting, but it’s easy for us non-economists
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Budget 2021- What are the consultation prospects?
It’s that time of year again, the Red Box has been opened, the major policy points leaked, and the internet is full of journalists and politicians sharing the anecdote about
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The Week in Parliament
We’ll not be looking at the big parliamentary news of the week here, for that we’ve done a separate article here. The devolved administrations were relatively quiet too this week,
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