Explainer
Strikes, essential services, and minimum service levels
30 Jan 2023
This explainer sets out how strikes are currently regulated in the UK, and what the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would change.
Explainer
MPs’ second jobs and outside interests
12 Jan 2023
Sophie Stowers looks at the rules around MPs and financial interests, and the receipt of money from external sources such as second jobs.
Explainer
The Single Electricity Market in Ireland and Northern Ireland
29 Nov 2022
Lisa Claire Whitten and Niall Robb explain how the Single Electricity Market works on the island of Ireland post-Brexit.
Explainer
Parliamentary boundary reviews
11 Nov 2022
This explainer outlines what a boundary review is, how Boundary Commissions work, and what the 2023 Review could mean for the next election.
Explainer
Gilt yields
01 Nov 2022
Stephen Hunsaker explains how gilts work, the difference between the gilt yield and the coupon rate, and the relationship with interest rates.
