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Faulty Insulation Could Cost Government's Warm Homes Plan Over £3bn, Warn Experts
Faulty Insulation Could Cost Government's Warm Homes Plan Over £3bn, Warn Experts
Energy
The government's plan to make households more energy efficient risks being undermined by a failure to properly protect loft insulation, an industry group has warned.
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025
How The King Stands To Make Millions From Government’s Net Zero Plans
Economy
How The King Stands To Make Millions From Government’s Net Zero Plans
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
Energy
Reform Councils Could Delay Green Infrastructure Projects For Months
UK Must Apply 'Wartime Mindset' To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Defence
UK Must Apply "Wartime Mindset" To Energy Policy, Says Nato Official
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be 'Inseparable' After British Steel Saga
Defence
Tory MP Warns Energy And National Security Must Be "Inseparable" After British Steel Saga
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Energy
Government Warned Warm Homes Target Is Not On Track
Opinion
Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably Partner content
Energy
By Calor Gas
Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term Partner content
Energy
By EDF
Strategy that endures: delivering a modern UK industrial strategy for the long term
A decade of opportunity: A 10-year pathway to secure the future of the UK Chemical Industry Partner content
Energy
By Chemical Industries Association
A decade of opportunity: A 10-year pathway to secure the future of the UK Chemical Industry
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
Political parties
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Home affairs
Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Anas Sarwar: 'I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems'
Energy
Anas Sarwar: "I'm Not Willing To Wait For Someone Else To Fix Our Problems"
Sienna Rodgers talks to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about the UK government’s ‘teething problems’, a bespoke immigration solution for Scotland and how to fight Reform
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
Economy
By Sienna Rodgers
Interview: Joe Fortune, the quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary
An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
Energy news
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes
If the Government is serious about Net Zero and cutting energy bills, investing in energy efficiency and working jointly with industry to deliver must be non-negotiable at the Autumn Budget.
We need a coherent approach to net zero – this must include nuclear Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
We need a coherent approach to net zero – this must include nuclear
Any clean energy strategy which doesn’t factor in nuclear fails to recognise the scale of the challenge we face.
Future-Proofing Tomorrow’s Housing Against Future Shock Partner content
Environment
By Electrical Safety First
Future-Proofing Tomorrow’s Housing Against Future Shock
We must not compromise on safety as we become more reliant on electricity to achieve net zero.
How we can build a smart energy future Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
How we can build a smart energy future
With a smarter energy system, we can empower consumers to make the choices that work for them as we move to Net Zero.
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero Partner content
Environment
By Opportunity Cromarty Firth
Green Freeport status in the Scottish Highlands could speed up a just transition to net zero
If the Port of Cromarty Firth is given Green Freeport status, it would help attract more than £2.5billion worth of private investment, delivering a range of local and national benefits.
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
Environment
By Dods Impact
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
The latest issue of The House magazine includes a special report on the path to net zero to celebrate Net Zero Week 2022, bringing together politicians, businesses, and consumers. We explore a series of practical ideas and solutions on how we can all play our role to make net zero a reality across all walks of life.
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.
Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
Environment
By Tom Sasse
Why can't BEIS and the Treasury get on?
At the heart of the government’s problems with the cost-of-living crisis is a rupture between the two departments charged with managing the economy. Is it just down to the personalities, or is there something deeper going on? Tom Sasse reports.
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.
Sea rescue system that could save lives of offshore wind workers successfully trialled Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Sea rescue system that could save lives of offshore wind workers successfully trialled
As the number of people working in offshore wind energy grows, one innovative Scottish company is creating the world’s first offshore autonomous casualty detection and tracking system, alongside revolutionary technology that rescues people who have fallen overboard.
Greg Hands – a man for a crisis
Energy
By Tom Sasse
Greg Hands – a man for a crisis
Greg Hands has been appointed energy minister during the biggest global energy crisis of the last fifty years. But as he tells Tom Sasse, he’s not daunted by the challenge.
Together we can defund Putin’s war machine and end Russia's energy supremacy
Energy
By John Howell MP and Žygimantas Pavilionis
Together we can defund Putin’s war machine and end Russia's energy supremacy
Vladimir Putin thinks he can blackmail Europe into giving up on Ukraine because of our collective addiction to Russian fossil fuels.
We must urgently cut fuel duty and VAT to help struggling households with the rising cost of living
Economy
By Baroness McIntosh
We must urgently cut fuel duty and VAT to help struggling households with the rising cost of living
I am acutely aware of the need for warm, safe and affordable homes. National Energy Action, which is the leading charity for fuel poverty and of which I am honoured to be president, campaigns to ensure that everyone can afford to live in a warm home.
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Economy
By Siobhain McDonagh MP
The government is not doing enough to target cost of living support to struggling households who need it most
Every Friday at my weekly advice surgery I meet yet another working family struggling to make ends meet.
Partner content
Energy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Fourteen UK Businesses Prepare to get Fit for Offshore Renewables
Fourteen ambitious businesses from across the UK are set to reap the rewards of the industry leading Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) Programme launched by the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP).
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East of England Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East of England
Eight UK companies have secured a spot in Launch Academy North East, a Cleantech Offshore Renewables Accelerator programme from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the North East of England.
We must go green in order to tackle the cost of living crisis
Economy
By Lord Bilimoria
We must go green in order to tackle the cost of living crisis
With food, fuel and energy bills soaring, the Chancellor did the right thing at the end of last month and put money in the pockets of those facing real hardship.
Who should bear the cost of 5G? Why the Government has it all wrong Partner content
Education
By Protect & Connect
Who should bear the cost of 5G? Why the Government has it all wrong
Successive governments have rightly prioritised universal online access and high-speed connectivity. They have provided generous state subsidies to try to ensure rural networks are adequate and eliminate wifi 'not spots'. The economic and societal arguments for doing so are irrefutable, especially post-COVID. The only question is: who pays? The industry or the taxpayer?
The government must prioritise efficiency upgrades to support households with rising energy bills ahead of another difficult winter
Economy
By Peter Aldous MP
The government must prioritise efficiency upgrades to support households with rising energy bills ahead of another difficult winter
Last week's intervention from the Treasury was a huge relief for the millions of families up and down the country facing the grim prospect of a 42 per cent rise in energy bills from October.
Government Doesn't 'Expect' Energy Rationing And Power Cuts This Winter
Energy
Government Doesn't "Expect" Energy Rationing And Power Cuts This Winter
Downing Street has said they don’t “expect” there to be energy rationing this winter after reports that six million households could face blackouts because of the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on power supplies.
Rishi Sunak Suggests Wealthy People Who Don't Need The £400 Cost Of Living Grant Should Give It To Charity
Economy
Rishi Sunak Suggests Wealthy People Who Don't Need The £400 Cost Of Living Grant Should Give It To Charity
Rishi Sunak has urged people who don't need the £400 grant being given to all households as part of his new cost-of-living package to donate the money to charity.
Rishi Sunak Announces Windfall Tax And One-Off Grants To Help Households With Cost Of Living Crisis
Economy
Rishi Sunak Announces Windfall Tax And One-Off Grants To Help Households With Cost Of Living Crisis
Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new package of household support for combatting the cost of living crisis, including a windfall tax on gas and oil companies, which he says is worth £15bn.
The Climate and Ecology Bill gives us real hope of reversing the world's environmental crisis
Environment
By Lord Redesdale
The Climate and Ecology Bill gives us real hope of reversing the world's environmental crisis
We’re living through a worsening climate and nature crisis. It’s rightly one of the most talked about issues of the day, but it can often feel overwhelming, like it’s too big, too serious, or too much to deal with.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards