What are the big policy challenges facing Andy Burnham? Looking ahead to the Budget, ten year plan, and the big trade-offs 8 September 2026 by Ruth Curtice and Anand Menon To mark the publication of the latest edition of the Policy Landscape 2026, Anand Menon and Ruth Curtice reflect on the key policy challenges confronting the UK. Andy Burnham has got off to a decent start as Prime Minister. Yet this early success has been largely ‘vibes based’. To be credible, the Budget and the ten year … Continued READ MORE
A tale of two high streets Top of the Charts 14 August 2026 Morning all, Let me start with two disclaimers. First, I’m not an economist, and, as I may intimate below, I quite like poking fun at economists. Second, I’m on holiday and, being in the South of Spain, and having spent a chunk of Wednesday evening staring at the sky (through eclipse specs, don’t worry) I’m … Continued READ MORE
Growth would make all the Government’s challenges easier to solve – but it is not straining every sinew to achieve it 2 September 2025 by Ruth Curtice and Anand Menon Between all the talk of ‘broken Britain’ and the critiques of such ‘miserabilist’ analyses, it’s sometimes quite hard to figure out where the country now stands. This is why we’ve partnered to produce an evidence-led assessment of the key issues our politicians confront as they return from their hols. The Government tells us growth is … Continued READ MORE
