Government
How the myth of judicial activism has taken on a life of its own
Call this out for what it is: an executive power project
We need to talk about David Frost
The role of the PM's chief Brexit aide is a constitutional novelty
This reshuffle bore all the hallmarks of prime ministerial weakness
There is a vacuum at the heart of No 10
Johnson and Javid: the unprecedented perils of chucking away a chancellor
A power-hungry prime minister removes yet another check on his rule. It is theatre worthy of Trump. But the history books suggest he could soon pay a price
Merging these government departments is a bad plan for Britain—and Johnson
Merging the foreign office and Dfid wouldn't only hand over the aid budget from one of the world’s most respected aid deliverers to one of the least—it also causes problems for the prime minister
FOIA and loathing: why government departments are less free with their information
Whitehall and the public would benefit from greater transparency
Will Dominic Cummings triumph in his war on Whitehall?
The controversial adviser is launching a military plan of campaign to reshape how government works. But his interventions could simply make things worse
How right wing is Boris Johnson?
We are about to find out
Dominic Cummings’s naïve faith in the power of the state
The controversial adviser’s belief that mathematical wizards can transform public policy is a tad optimistic
Will Boris Johnson reshape the Whitehall landscape?
Any tinkering with government departments should be done with caution
The precarious success of the national minimum wage
A political arms race threatens to undermine a policy triumph
The Conservatives’ new state aid proposals are the worst of all worlds
Johnson’s administration plans to rewrite EU subsidy rules but its proposals are a muddle