United Kingdom

  • Mar 4, 2021
  • 2 min read

UK budget follows support with substantial tightening

The UK budget promises more support over the next year, but tax rises and spending cuts further out

United Kingdom
  • Mar 3, 2021
  • 2 min read

Scotland row risks weakening support for independence

Accusations that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code could hit support for independence

United Kingdom
  • Mar 1, 2021
  • 7 min read

Domestic pressures will affect UK trade relations

The United Kingdom’s ability to pursue a liberal trade strategy could be checked by domestic pressures

United Kingdom
  • Feb 23, 2021
  • 7 min read

UK ‘levelling-up’ agenda will likely disappoint

Brexit, COVID-19, centralisation and investment priorities will undermine efforts to reduce regional inequality

United Kingdom
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 7 min read

Hong Kong-UK migration could rise significantly

The United Kingdom is opening its borders to people from Hong Kong as political repression there intensifies

Hong Kong
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 7 min read

Conflict over Northern Ireland protocol will persist

Unionist opposition to the Northern Ireland protocol will threaten the protocol and stability in Northern Ireland

United Kingdom
  • Feb 19, 2021
  • 2 min read

Uber’s UK setback has broader implications

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Uber must categorise and remunerate its drivers as workers

United Kingdom
  • Feb 15, 2021
  • 11 min read

UK plan to curb online harms may prove too broad

The UK government's proposal to limit online harmful content and activity is ambitious and wide-ranging

United Kingdom