We might not rejoin, but the political momentum is now with those seeking a closer relationship. From a Brexiteer perspective, Johnson is sounding rather complacent.
Our deputy editor joins the Institute for Government to talk about Thames Water, Net Zero, and Boris Johnson’s new column.
The friendliness and expertise of the IfG’s staff, and worthiness of its aims, should not obscure its desire to place the fate of ministers in the hands of mandarins.
It is a telling sign that several PPS positions – usually the first step on the ladder for ambitious MPs – have gone unfilled since November.
Too far or not far enough? Welcome u-turn or misguided retreat? Westminster’s policy experts have their say.
The Institute for Government’s new guide reminds us that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat partnership helped to improve Britain for the better.
It would be more constraining, unfamiliar and undoubtedly messy. But it need not be as bad as some fear.
The idea that public bodies are a last resort must be replaced with the aim of using them well when they are the form best suited to the task.