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Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 9 December
Parliament
By Dods People
Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 9 December
A round up of people moves and appointments in UK and devolved politics, the civil service and public affairs, from Dods People.
Dods Daily - your guide to what's happening in UK politics today
Political parties
Dods Daily - your guide to what's happening in UK politics today
Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 2 December
Parliament
By Dods People
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.
Voters Are More Worried About The Economy Than Before The Autumn Statement
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.
The Problem With Prevent
Communities
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
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?
Good COP, bad COP – does UN need a fresh approach to climate talks?
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.
Loss and damage – the multibillion-dollar question at the COP27 talks
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
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?
Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
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.
New Parliamentary Standards Commissioner sees education and outreach as key to restoring trust
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.
Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
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.
What Liz Truss stands for
Political parties
By Rica Hulseberg, Political Consultant
What Liz Truss stands for
Liz Truss faces perhaps the most daunting in-tray of any new UK prime minister in recent times.
Northern Ireland Still Doesn’t Have An Executive, What Happens Now?
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.
The “most draconian laws in the world”: Women’s Health Strategy all but silent on abortion
Health
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
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.
Where Rishi Sunak And Liz Truss Stand On Major Policy Areas
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. 
LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup
Culture
By Sheila Amedodah, Political Consultant
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.
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
Education
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
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”.
Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism Is On An 'Upward Trajectory', New Report Warns
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.
Stick or twist? Looming review fuels debate about gambling regulation
Communities
By Sheila Amedodah, Political Consultant
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.
To boldly go? UK aims to boost defence capabilities in space
Defence
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
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.
What Does It Mean That The Met Police Have Been Placed In ‘Special Measures’?
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.
Scientific Britannia - how can Britain become a science and tech powerhouse?
Economy
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
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.
Conservatives Could Be Facing Double By-Election Defeat, Polls Suggest
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.
Net Zero: mission impossible?
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
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.
The energy balancing act
Energy
By Michael Thorogood, Political Consultant
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.
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