For the love of God. Of course they rebuffed it. Learn your sodding staircase..... https://www.ft.com/content/c5b0cc1b-5e6f-429d-a9b2-d1c9d0668683?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Last week #Brexitcast's Adam Fleming joined @anandmenon.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social and me for a special #Brexitatten edition of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk Inside Briefing.. reflections on the last ten years - and some thoughts on where next www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

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Last week #Brexitcast's Adam Fleming joined @anandmenon.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social and me for a special #Brexitatten edition of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk Inside Briefing.. reflections on the last ten years - and some thoughts on where next www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

EVENT | In conversation with Richard Tice MP, Deputy Leader of Reform UK 📅Tuesday 07 July 2026, 08:45-09:30 On 7 July, the IfG welcomes Richard Tice MP, Reform UK’s Deputy Leader and the party’s business, trade and energy spokesman, to discuss Reform UK’s vision for government.

The harsh truth that Burnham will have to confront is that to raise significant amounts you have to tax middle-earners more (like most other European countries!) www.arguably.uk/p/the-tax-tr...

Totally dominant world cup performance by England.so looking forward to final.

PODCAST 🎙️ Brexit at 10: A decade of drama, deals and disruption @adamfleming.bsky.social joins @jillongovt.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social to look back on 10 years of key Brexit moments and explore what they told us about Britain and the world www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

a joint @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social production - @anandmenon.bsky.social BBC's Adam Fleming and I came together to reflect on 10+ years of Brexit - nerd heaven www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

🇬🇧🇪🇺 And so it begins! 🎤 @simonfraser00.bsky.social welcomes guests to our conference on the future of the UK-EU relationships in Brussels with @flint-global.com & @ieuniversity.bsky.social 📻 Stay tuned here for highlights throughout the day!

a joint @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @ukandeu.bsky.social production - @anandmenon.bsky.social BBC's Adam Fleming and I came together to reflect on 10+ years of Brexit - nerd heaven www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/podcast/brex...

A sometimes under-appreciated context for UK-EU reset talks is the harder turn of the EU towards economic sovereignty and security in the last 12 months. The Technological Sovereignty Package, various wider sovereignty requirements in procurement, the review of merger and acquisition rules, etc.

Latest from me and @hannahkeenan.bsky.social for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk Burnham might be mulling breaking up the Treasury. He’s right to want to reform the centre, but no.10 and cabinet office should be his focus. HMT reorg would be a distraction and would not fix underlying problems

Five best things about my London trip: 5. Watching Queens Club tennis. 4. Seeing women's world cup cricket with my friend Jill Rutter. 3. British Library treasures. 2. Giving workshop at Institute for Government. 1. My better half Debbie Gordon had a chat with -- wait for it -- King Charles!!!

Keir Starmer may well try to claim credit for this as well - but remember that he tried to kill the policy off when it looked like it was why Labour did not win Uxbridge (and the real reason was too many Green votes)

mad at the taxman? worried about making tax digital? spent ages hanging on the helpline? or impressed at how easy filing self-assessment online now is? come along to hear HMT Minister @dantomlinson.bsky.social reflect on HMRC next Monday @instituteforgovernment.org.uk !

Of interest to your followers @hselftax.bsky.social @danneidle.bsky.social (please RT if so!)

mad at the taxman? worried about making tax digital? spent ages hanging on the helpline? or impressed at how easy filing self-assessment online now is? come along to hear HMT Minister @dantomlinson.bsky.social reflect on HMRC next Monday @instituteforgovernment.org.uk !

Sorry to say this but food miles are a terrible idea and shopping locally and organically can do more harm to the environment than good. Much higher land and water use, and transport in small inefficient cars and vans.

Prediction - Trump and Burnham will get on very well.. just like Trump and Mamdani do.

Defra coordinates... but its up to every dept to ensure that its services are adapted -- and that is what our proposals would reinforce

Not sure that in 1983 Foreign Secretary was the obvious downgrade from Chancellor as some are arguing. Was much more seen as of parallel status to the CX. The real downgrade was when he was moved from that role to be Lord president of the Council and Deputy PM in 1989. @hzeffman.bsky.social

Governments have treated adaptation to climate change as a second order issue. None of the kudos or attention paid to net zero. Left out of the initial bill. An afterthought for climate cttee. Left behind in Defra when Dept of Energy and Climate Change dept created...

with added air conditioning!!!

I'll see you and raise you @timbale.bsky.social - I don't agree at all - just knock it on the head and don't even engage with the possibility - the country wants some governing to actually happen, not to have it all thrown back at us again

Terrific piece from @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social about Andy Burnham, who she’s been covering for a decade. www.ft.com/content/9949...

A decade ago today, the UK voted to end nearly half a century of EU membership. That decision has had profound effects on politics, policy and the government of the UK. To mark the anniversary, we have published a series of 10 comment pieces to reflect on what Brexit has meant for UK government.

Reposting my contribution to @instituteforgovernment.org.uk’s “Brexit at 10” collection. What has been the impact on UK law and the role of our judges?

✨The stage is set for our major conference 'Ten years on: the future of the UK-EU relationship with @flint-global.com ✨ 💻 Join us online as we mark 10 years since the EU referendum ⏰ Starting at 9am Tune in here 👉 www.youtube.com/live/HTjx89N...

I wrote a(nother) piece on the 10th anniversary of the referendum, including some thoughts on the role of UK in a Changing Europe

🏫 @jillongovt.bsky.social on the civil service 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-ten-y... 💭 Sir John Curtice on public opinion 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-ten-y... 🇬🇧 @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social on devolution 👉 ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-ten-y...

10 years ago I was organising a barbecue for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk staff to watch the result of the referendum. The IfG had acted until then as though the EU did not exist. After the referendum we built a fantastic team which I had the privilege of leading for 2 years

This will probably not get much coverage given other news. But on the horrendousness scale, this is hard to beat.

People go on about parliament being weird but it’s honestly easier to explain than ‘news helicopters fly over regularly-scheduled train en route to London because man who is not actually yet a sitting MP but ok, granted, will probably become PM in a few weeks is sat on it’

I’m not a proportional representation nut but it is worth noting today that the only prime minister recently to last a full electoral term headed a two party coalition government Objectively, the first-past-the-post gives you stability and strong government argument has gone out the window

So. Solution they’ve gone for (and Starmer suggested he at least had considered this) is nominations open 9 July and close by recess in third week of July). That’ll be to get the MPs PLUS affiliates/ CLP If no one else nominated then Burnham becomes PM by end of July Or full contest over summer

This is - unsurprisingly - very good. Definitely worth a read

Sarah Pochin MP has highlighted something which is unfortunately very true - football tournaments are always associated with a big increase in domestic violence. Absolutely nothing to do with the team - but very much to do with the culture that surrounds supporting the national team.

Starmer was an incompetent prime minister, but I think the three-figure majority actually makes party management harder, not easier, because you have a bunch of MPs who are not going to be ministers and who will think 'I'm not here for a long time OR a good time'.

Don't miss hearing from our expert panel, including Helen MacNamara, David Miliband and Marina Wheeler KC. Plus the IfG's @jillongovt.bsky.social and @alexgathomas.bsky.social. Register now to attend in person or online. 📅📺

well next week David Miliband will be appearing in 2 Carlton Gdns - will he be measuring the curtains at No.1? Come along and hear his views on UK, EU and geopolitics after Brexit when we discuss "The Brexit Effect". sign up below www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/brexit...

A never seen together before (?) line up for our Brexit Effect panel @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on 25 June. David Miliband! Marina Wheeler (Boris's ex)! Helen Macnamara (former Dep Cab Sec).. and me and @alexgathomas.bsky.social Sign up here www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/brexit...

Fascinating. Looks like we were wrong to think Leave voting regions would be hit harder, and story is closer to Dhingra, Machin and Overman's one ideas.repec.org/p/cep/cepbxt...

A never seen together before (?) line up for our Brexit Effect panel @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on 25 June. David Miliband! Marina Wheeler (Boris's ex)! Helen Macnamara (former Dep Cab Sec).. and me and @alexgathomas.bsky.social Sign up here www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/brexit...

Our first piece, by @jillongovt.bsky.social, explores how leaving the EU changed UK government. In it she argues that the vote ushered in a period of unprecedented political turbulence which has yet to end. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/brex...

Bookmark this! We're publishing 10 thought-provoking Brexit anniversary comment pieces for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk featuring: @gilesyb.bsky.social @claire-ainsley.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @davidlidington.bsky.social Henry Hill & more

Save the date! 15th July: An absolutely chock-a-block half-day conference all about the future of regulation hosted at the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk. Great speakers and timely topics - register to tune in online below. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/regula...

a date at last! But is it a date to last?

insomniac - how about listening to me and @jreland.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social talk to Alex Forsyth about how - and how far - the UK has used its post-Brexit freedoms .. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @instituteforgovernment.org.uk