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Welcome to Interel’s insight on the latest political developments in the UK and EU. At this time of seismic change in British and European politics, our team of experts set out their views on the latest twists and turns in the debate.

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Keir Starmer: Labour leader or future Prime Minister?

Katherine Morgan

6 Apr 2020 - 07:53

The election of Keir Starmer as Labour leader this weekend shows that in politics, as in life, anything is possible. Just a year ago we were contemplating the rise of Change UK, the resurgence of the Liberal Democrats and a fracturing of the British pollical system on the left and the right, forever more. Team […]

The inconsistent government approach to transport and coronavirus

Stephen Bramall

3 Apr 2020 - 11:27

The transport industry is well and truly on its knees. Bus and rail patronage is down by anything between 90 and 95%, while airlines have grounded entire fleets. There is almost no part of the transport industry that has been untouched by coronavirus – from public transport and coach operators, to airlines and airports, to […]

China’s mask diplomacy: changing perceptions?

Mark Pinner

30 Mar 2020 - 09:35

Life in China is slowly getting back to normal, with only a handful of ‘homegrown’ coronavirus infections, and almost all new cases coming from people returning to China from abroad. The Coronavirus in China is currently under control, which has been achieved faster than the government expected. The Chinese medical devices industry had been geared […]

Will the shock of coronavirus change the nature of the state?

James Olney

18 Mar 2020 - 17:47

It was only a week ago that the suggestion of £30bn in economic support for businesses to get them through the shock induced by the explosion of Covid-19 across Europe raised eyebrows among the more fiscally hawkish elements of the Conservative Party. Now, just seven days later, the Chancellor has announced £330bn of Treasury-backed loans […]

Will approaches to coronavirus encourage the ‘decoupling’ of the world economy?

Mark Pinner

16 Mar 2020 - 11:29

Given that we don’t even know how the Covid-19 Coronavirus spreads, it is unsurprising that governments are taking different responses to the virus. How do we examine these approaches? Let’s look at a few examples. First, there is the swift and decisive approach. Taiwan and Singapore are very impressive examples of this and appear to […]

A radical-lite budget? Coronavirus meets levelling up

William Wallace

10 Mar 2020 - 13:25

Regret. The last Prime Minister, one Tony Blair, with any significant parliamentary majority has always said this was his over-arching sense when reflecting on his lack of radicalism in his first term. Cummings and co seemed determined to learn that lesson starting with this week’s Budget, always a big moment for any new administration providing […]

Sunak’s public spending conundrum

James Olney

9 Mar 2020 - 12:51

This week’s Budget will provide an early, but problematic fork in the road for Boris Johnson’s budget. Set against the backdrop of Sajid Javid’s departure, it will be an important test for the new Chancellor and a demonstration of the control that Number 10 has managed to achieve over the Treasury. At the heart of […]

On the Road to Green Taxes

Victoria McNish

5 Mar 2020 - 10:03

There’s one week to go until the Budget and as usual, press speculation is well underway. The papers have also enjoyed the added drama of the sudden resignation of Sajid Javid as Chancellor in February and his swift replacement with Rishi Sunak. Despite only having a month’s notice and new to the Cabinet table, Sunak […]

Is DECC coming back, and does it need to?

James Olney

4 Feb 2020 - 10:52

At 11pm on Friday, Brexit finally got done. The EU27, originally a colloquial for the EU members who weren’t Britain, are now simply the EU. Despite the fact that the negotiations over the future UK-EU relationship will come during the year-long transition period, the PM abolished the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) at […]

Boris Britain: Themes of the new Conservative Government

Neil McAvoy

21 Jan 2020 - 10:01

It’s fair to say that it was the size of Boris Johnson’s majority, rather than the victory itself, that proved the biggest surprise in the recent General Election. Few truly believed that a Labour Party, hampered by its unpopular leadership and seemingly unfathomable policy on Brexit, could win an outright majority. Yet even some of […]

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What we're talking about

Keir Starmer: Labour leader or future Prime Minister?

Katherine Morgan

The inconsistent government approach to transport and coronavirus

Stephen Bramall

China’s mask diplomacy: changing perceptions?

Mark Pinner

Will the shock of coronavirus change the nature of the state?

James Olney

Will approaches to coronavirus encourage the ‘decoupling’ of the world economy?

Mark Pinner

A radical-lite budget? Coronavirus meets levelling up

William Wallace

Sunak’s public spending conundrum

James Olney

On the Road to Green Taxes

Victoria McNish

Is DECC coming back, and does it need to?

James Olney

Boris Britain: Themes of the new Conservative Government

Neil McAvoy

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