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Responding to the Brexit challenge: a round table debate

The UK’s civil servants are working hard to understand the likely impacts of Brexit, and to help forge a UK government position. But at a round table debate bringing together […]

Former UK chancellor condemns ‘idiotic’ Brexiteer lines on EU talks

Veteran Tory Ken Clarke last week criticised Britain’s ‘doolally debate’ on Brexit – and argued that politicians’ focus on media headlines has undermined good policymaking, leaving the door open to […]

John Kingman, champion of HM Treasury’s supply-side activism, warns of Brexit threat

The former second permanent secretary at the UK Treasury last week mounted a passionate defence of its activist micro-economic policies – now under threat in Westminster’s shifting political landscape. Matt […]

Why the British PM is pursuing a Brexit she doesn’t believe in: Analysis

It is becoming clear that the UK is heading for a ‘hard’ Brexit, leaving the EU’s Single Market and customs union and recreating its trading relationships from scratch. Matt Ross explains […]

Criminal evidence: examining what works in cutting crime

The explosion in data and evidence about crime should have transformed how governments handle policing and criminal justice, says Tom Gash – but instead, we keep on building policies around […]

What Brexit has meant for the UK civil service so far?

While Britain’s vote to leave the EU has had no immediate impact on Europeans living in the UK or Britons living in other EU nations, the referendum result has led […]

Finding the exit: the future of UK-EU relations

What happens when an unknown prime minister ventures into the unknown? Matt Ross explores the options facing Britain’s new PM as she contemplates the unprecedented task of extracting an EU […]

A guide to Brexit, part 1: how Britain voted to leave the EU

The UK has just made a monumental decision, leaving the rest of the world amazed, nonplussed and somewhat fearful. Here, Global Government Forum unpicks the implications of the country’s referendum decision […]

A guide to Brexit, part 2: What’s the process for negotiating a British exit from the EU?

This is part 2 of our guide to Brexit. In this section we examine the ‘Article 50’ process for shaping a British exit, and explore the immediate aftermath of the UK’s […]

A guide to Brexit, part 3: Who’ll run the negotiations?

This is part 3 of our guide to Brexit. In this section, we explore who’ll become the next UK prime minister, how they’ll manage events, and the prospects of a general election; […]