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  An uncertain take-off: why US officials are reaching for the parachutes

  The US government is back at work – but the five-week funding gap has...

  • Posted January 31, 2019
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  Looking past the politics: Britain’s future under the EU withdrawal deal

  UK politicians are hopelessly divided over the Withdrawal Agreement. But their furious debate overlooks...

  • Posted December 19, 2018
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  Whither Brexit? Explaining the UK’s political chaos

  An attempt to unseat the prime minister. Deadlock between government and Parliament. A hopelessly...

  • Posted December 14, 2018
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  Taxing the digital economy: the struggle for real cash in a virtual world

  Government tax bases are shrinking as digital services and global businesses expand, but there’s...

  • Posted December 13, 2018
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  Obituary: Jeremy Heywood, UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service

  The former cabinet secretary, who died earlier this month, managed to challenge people’s thinking...

  • Posted November 27, 2018
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  Analysis: The UK’s black comedy of errors

  Conventional wisdom holds that the House of Commons must reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal....

  • Posted November 19, 2018
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  Challenging the policy of procrastination

  The British government has decided not to decide its Brexit goals, Gordon Brown argued...

  • Posted November 15, 2018
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  Taxation in a digital age: Global Government Finance Summit, part 6

  Individuals and businesses are increasingly generating value in the digital sphere, but governments’ systems...

  • Posted November 14, 2018
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  Should we put our trust in blockchain?

  Blockchains could validate people’s rights – but, misused, they could as easily steal them....

  • Posted November 6, 2018
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  Corruption causing “a global crisis of democracy”

  Anti-corruption efforts are stalled in most countries, with only 20 significantly improving their score...

  • Posted February 4, 2019
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  UK ‘fake news’ unit wins permanent funding

  A UK government unit that works to tackle ‘fake news’ and disinformation has been...

  • Posted January 29, 2019
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  IT collapse creates chaos in English courts

  Major IT network issues caused huge disruption across courts in England last week as...

  • Posted January 27, 2019
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  Australia to reform senior executive recruitment

  The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is shaking up the way it hires its...

  • Posted January 24, 2019
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  High demand for transfer scheme as Irish officials seek to flee Dublin

  Almost 1,000 Irish civil servants have applied for transfers out of Dublin in the...

  • Posted January 21, 2019
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