All articles written by Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant on PoliticsHome.com

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.

09 May Home affairs

Ukrainian refugee crisis exposes new immigration law concerns

The war in Ukraine has called into doubt the United Kingdom’s ability to manage a large-scale emergency refugee crisis. Now, critics fear new rules could exacerbate the challenge. Analysis by Alexandra Ming of Dods Political Intelligence.

23 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Conservatives take aim at Human Rights Act - again

The Conservative government has publicly renewed its ambition to make potentially sweeping changes to the Human Rights Act (HRA), ahead of the publication of an independent review in the coming weeks.

31 Aug 2021 Home affairs

Afghan crisis to add urgency to debate about fairness of Nationality and Borders Bill

Humanitarian organisations and parliamentarians have warned that refugees from Afghanistan who arrive to the UK via irregular routes will be unfairly criminalised under the government’s new Nationality and Borders Bill.

16 May 2021 Home affairs

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups fear new government measures could harm their nomadic way of life

Unless the UK government provides more legal campsites, its plans to toughen up crime legislation could pose an existential threat to the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller way of life and breach their human rights, campaigners say.

05 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

The government must tread carefully to ensure care home measures don’t breach human rights

With Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights warning against blanket bans on care home visits, discrimination against the elderly and disabled people is back on the agenda in lockdown

02 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

What lessons can we learn from Hull in managing Covid-19 as we leave lockdown?

Areas with high rates of insecure, low paid employment could continue to see higher rates of Covid unless the proper funding is put in place to support self-isolation and mass testing

04 Nov 2020 Political parties

Recognition and reconciliation: the significance of Corbyn’s suspension from the Labour Party

After the explosive fallout from the EHRC's report into antisemitism in Labour, where does the party now sit within conversations on race and ethnic disparities?

14 Aug 2020 Social affairs

How will the new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities affect racism in Britain?

The independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has been tasked with investigating how inequalities in the UK manifest in areas such as health, education, criminal justice and employment.

26 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Has immigration policy contributed to excess BAME deaths from coronavirus?

Windrush, the impact of Covid-19, and the Black Lives Matters movement all speak to a pervasive institutional racism that has had, and continues to have, far-reaching and fatal consequences in our society.

01 May 2020 Coronavirus

Unequal impact: the gendered implications of Covid-19

Dods Monitoring's Alexandra Ming explores how Covid-19 is effecting the ability for women and girls to access abortion and pregnancy services; and the somber consequences of domestic abuse.

28 Feb 2020 Health

National fears and global cooperation: The political implications of Coronavirus

In light of fears regarding the coronavirus, Dods Monitoring's Alexandra Ming considers how the United Kingdom’s response fits within that of the wider international community.