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Dods Daily - your guide to what's happening in UK politics today

02 Dec Parliament

Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 2 December

A round up of people moves and appointments in UK and devolved politics, the civil service and public affairs, from Dods People.

22 Nov Economy

Voters Are More Worried About The Economy Than Before The Autumn Statement

Polls carried out in the days after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement indicate voters are now more worried about the outlook for the economy and their own financial circumstances than they were before.

22 Nov Communities

The Problem With Prevent

As human rights groups call for an overhaul of the government’s flagship Prevent counter-radicalisation strategy, what might we see in the Home Office’s long-awaited publication of the independent review into the scheme’s effectiveness?

21 Nov Environment

Good COP, bad COP – does UN need a fresh approach to climate talks?

Another COP has wrapped up with an agreement that promises movement in some areas but leaves campaigners with a sense of disappointment that resistance may have prevented progress on other key climate change issues.

10 Nov Environment

Loss and damage – the multibillion-dollar question at the COP27 talks

For the first time since the United Nations started its COP climate change summits in 1995, discussion of loss and damage financing has been added to the agenda. But what is loss and damage, and why is it proving to be one of the hottest potatoes at the COP27 global warming talks in Egypt?

08 Nov Environment

Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy

The United Nations chief’s stark warning of impending disaster at the start of the COP27 climate summit has cast a cloud over the previous gathering hosted by the UK.

03 Nov Culture

New Parliamentary Standards Commissioner sees education and outreach as key to restoring trust

Daniel Greenberg, who takes over as the new Parliamentary Standards Commissioner in January, sees education on standards and mending the narrative around MPs as key to restoring voters’ trust in politics after a string of scandals.

02 Nov Communities

Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces

The independent inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have warned that a culture of misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour towards members of the public and female colleagues persists across many UK police forces today.

05 Sep Political parties

What Liz Truss stands for

Liz Truss faces perhaps the most daunting in-tray of any new UK prime minister in recent times.

05 Aug Political parties

Northern Ireland Still Doesn’t Have An Executive, What Happens Now?

Three months after Northern Ireland held its seismic Assembly elections in May, which left nationalist Sinn Fein as the largest party for the first time ever, the struggle to install first and deputy ministers and resume power sharing wages on.

25 Jul Health

The “most draconian laws in the world”: Women’s Health Strategy all but silent on abortion

Last week, the Department for Health and Social Care published its long-awaited women’s health strategy for England. Although the strategy – which seeks to address disparities in health and wellbeing outcomes for women – has been welcomed by many, stakeholders have criticised a glaring lack of focus on abortion services.

21 Jul Economy

Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas

Rishi Sunak and foreign secretary Liz Truss face a summer of scrutiny by Conservative party members on how they would run a government as they enter the final stage of the race to become prime minister.

21 Jul Culture

LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup

The Qatar World Cup raises a question of how the Football Association can reconcile championing LGBTQ rights with participation in a tournament where homosexuality is illegal.

18 Jul Education

More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn

There are children starting school who “don’t know how to eat, don’t know how to sit still… some even still in nappies, they don’t know how to respond to their own name, even”.

15 Jul Home affairs

Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism Is On An "Upward Trajectory", New Report Warns

A damning new report by the secretive Intelligence and Security Committee has warned that MI5 desperately needs increased funding in order to stave off a worrying growth in extreme right-wing terrorism.

04 Jul Communities

Stick or twist? Looming review fuels debate about gambling regulation

The government’s plan to update regulations for gambling must balance campaigners’ calls for more stringent safeguards and stakeholders’ warnings that additional measures could stifle the industry and fuel black market betting.

29 Jun Defence

To boldly go? UK aims to boost defence capabilities in space

The government’s first full Defence Space Strategy will not rocket the United Kingdom to the front of the space arms race, but it promises to be a launch pad for developing new satellite capabilities and domestic know-how in an increasingly important military domain.

29 Jun Home affairs

What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?

The police watchdog Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has announced they will place Britain’s largest police force – the Metropolitan Police – into special measures following a string of high-profile incidents and “systemic” failings.

24 Jun Economy

Scientific Britannia - how can Britain become a science and tech powerhouse?

The government has been clear in its aim to turn Britain into a science and technology powerhouse. But in a difficult climate for public spending, can it hope to do so? Tom Hunter from Dods Political Intelligence looks at the plans.

22 Jun Political parties

Conservatives Could Be Facing Double By-Election Defeat, Polls Suggest

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives could face a double defeat in by-elections this Thursday. Polling suggests partygate and the cost-of-living crisis could drive losses in both a red wall marginal in Wakefield and a traditionally safe Conservative seat of Tiverton and Honiton.

22 Jun Environment

Net Zero: mission impossible?

No one said achieving net zero would be easy, but it’s clear the financial, technological, and industrial challenges are immense. Dr Joshua Wells, Environmental Policy Consultant at Dods Political Intelligence, explains.

21 Jun Energy

The energy balancing act

The British Energy Security Strategy aims to make the UK’s energy supply secure, affordable, and environmentally friendly – but an unprecedented price crisis raises questions over whether it’ll be possible. Michael Thorogood from Dods Political Intelligence explains.

20 Jun Brexit

Concerns raised over new post-Brexit state subsidy regime

Such has been the lack of fanfare and media attention that you could be forgiven for not noticing that the government has set up a new post-Brexit state subsidy regime. However, as Dods Political Intelligence Principal Consultant Harry Banton explains, there are concerns the new rules could raise costs for local councils and pose risks to the competitive landscape.

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