The UK Joint Committee on Women Project 14 May 2024
Progressive and ahead of its time: A feminist history of the UK’s four-nation representation in Europe
The Diversity of Ethnic Minority Londoners 30 April 2024
What do ethnic minority Londoners actually think about politics, society, racism in the UK, and life in the Capital?
Policy how-to guides - QM Policy Hub 21 March 2024
Learn how to navigate the public policy ecosystem, engage with policymakers and get the most out of your policy engagement work with these how-to guides from the QM Policy Hub.
MEI Strategy 2023-28 1 February 2024
Read the MEI's latest strategy, launched at Dept W, Queen Mary University of London in February 2024.
What influences Londoners’ wellbeing, and what can help? 23 November 2023
The factors that have the biggest influence on Londoners’ wellbeing and the policy interventions that could make a difference.
Governing in Hard Times: Urgent Questions for the Centre-Left 1 October 2023
Leading speakers from politics, policymaking, and academia provide Starmer and his team with not only questions that they must address ahead of next year’s likely election, but also some potential answers.
Submission to the Civil Service Leadership and Reform Inquiry 1 September 2023
In this co-authored 'UK Productivity-Governance Puzzle' submission, Professor Patrick Diamond suggests how the Civil Service could be reformed.
The 1992 ‘Shadow Budget’: some further thoughts by Dan Corry 1 January 2023
Dan Corry reflects on the 1992 Shadow Budget's relevance to contemporary politics and Labour's policy platform in the run-up to the next election.
The Challenge Ahead for Starmer’s Labour: How to understand the 1997 ‘Project’ 1 December 2022
This Mile End Institute pamphlet critically assesses New Labour's landslide victory in 1997, and considers the vital questions about the party's latest 'project'.
'The springboard for Blair's ascendancy': Black Wednesday 30 Years On 1 September 2022
30 years on from 'Black Wednesday' when Britain withdrew from the ERM, David Ward considers its lasting impact on UK politics and economic policy.
East x Southeast: Local Research in Poplar, Stratford and Thamesmead 1 May 2022
With the Centre for London, the MEI explored how Stratford, Poplar, and Thamesmead have changed since 2000, and how they may continue to change up to 2040.
John Smith's 1992 Shadow Budget: Myths and Lessons for Labour 1 March 2022
This paper by David Ward revisits the 'Shadow Budget' that John Smith delivered during the 1992 General Election and considers its lessons for policy.
A Future Well and Fair: A Post-Covid Vision of the Welfare State 23 June 2021
This project, funded by Research England and led by Dr Paul Copeland (QMUL) in collaboration with Professor Mary Daly (Oxford) and Alistair Leitch (Oxford) provides a Post-Covid vision of the UK welfare state.
Not For Patching? Public Opinion and the Commitment to ‘Build Back Better’ 13 May 2021
This project, led by MEI Deputy Director Dr Karl Pike, examines the views of the British public on what rebuilding after the pandemic might mean. It offers some preliminary indications of what policy areas the public want to prioritise, and how the machinery of government has managed and performed during this crisis.