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Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Environment
England hasn’t built a new reservoir in more than 30 years but 10 are now promised – and even they may not be enough. Noah Vickers reports on the leaky plumbing – real and financial – draining the system
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
Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Environment
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Opinion
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
Environment
By Martin Wrigley MP
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs
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Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Political parties
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary
Communities
'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules
Health
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
More Than Half Of Public Think A Reform Government Would Be A Big Risk To The UK
Political parties
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
London Councils Urge Capital's MPs To Oppose Local Funding Reforms
Communities
UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space
Defence
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Structural timber: focusing on the facts
The Time for Timber campaign has released a white paper that aims to help insurance companies understand the vital role they play in supporting the construction industry to achieve Net Zero status by 2050.
Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA responds to Defra’s England Trees Action Plan
The Horticultural Trades Association has welcomed the latest tree action plan for England to emerge from Defra today, but warns that the plan is short on the necessary detail - particularly for boosting UK nursery production. Market place confidence is needed by the industry if the Government’s plans are to be realised, they stated.
Robot pirate ships set sail to launch biggest clean-up of UK’s rivers Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Robot pirate ships set sail to launch biggest clean-up of UK’s rivers
The IET celebrates its 150th anniversary Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
The IET celebrates its 150th anniversary
Europe’s largest engineers’ body, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is celebrating its 150th anniversary today (Monday 17 May 2021).
Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Growing media taskforce announces horticulture’s commitment to responsible sourcing
Key organisations from horticulture have committed to end the sector’s use of peat, pledging to remove it from the retail market as early as 2025 and no later than the end 2028. For professional horticulture, the range is between 2028 and 2030. Inside the existing target date, both are dependent on government support.
Timber industry calls for embodied carbon to be regulated Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Timber industry calls for embodied carbon to be regulated
The timber industry is calling for embodied carbon to be regulated in response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) recent inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment.
Environment Bill must commit to reverse nature loss by 2030
Environment
By Lord Randall and Andrew Rosindell MP
Environment Bill must commit to reverse nature loss by 2030
Committing to reverse nature loss by 2030 is an opportunity for us to show environmental leadership by becoming the first country to set an ambitious legally-binding target for nature’s recovery.
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Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Microplastics and sewage in rivers: a threat to ecosystems, the environment and public health
River corridors have provided therapeutic green spaces in our towns and cities during the pandemic.
For COP26 to succeed, Britain must show true leadership
Environment
By Chris Venables, Head of Politics at Green Alliance
For COP26 to succeed, Britain must show true leadership
In the corridors of Whitehall and the daily politics of Westminster, there is a lot of talk of COP26 - the largest global summit the UK will have ever hosted - but very little understanding of what it is and what it’s really for. So, what is the point of this UN global climate summit?
Our precious environment deserves time and attention
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Our precious environment deserves time and attention
I don’t see anything in the proposed Environment Bill that would provide an effective check on ministers making bad decisions. Peers will need to really kick up a fuss to give the Bill some legal teeth.
In The Loop: Can The UK Build A Sustainable Circular Economy?
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
In The Loop: Can The UK Build A Sustainable Circular Economy?
Moves to the circular economy are gathering pace in the UK. Georgina Bailey explores what this may mean for consumers, businesses and government.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola European Partners expands Wakefield solar farm as part of wider €250m investment programme
Nurtured by nature: how green spaces can provide a welcome sanctuary Partner content
Environment
By The National Lottery
Nurtured by nature: how green spaces can provide a welcome sanctuary
When the first lockdown exacerbated Wanda Mayer’s anxiety and caused her to have a series of panic attacks, she knew exactly where to go: the allotment she calls her ‘haven’. Thanks to National Lottery Funding, projects have been bringing communities together, and supporting mental health.
We can prevent and tackle mental-ill health through green social prescribing
Environment
By Nadine Dorries
We can prevent and tackle mental-ill health through green social prescribing
There is no doubt the past year has been tough for many of us, but together we have shown great resilience in the face of uncertainty. This mental health awareness week, the government is building on our commitment to transform mental health services.
Fashion Forward: Can The Industry Get Greener?
Environment
By Kate Proctor
Fashion Forward: Can The Industry Get Greener?
The fashion industry is responsible for 10 per cent of the planet’s carbon emissions. Yet there’s a glimmer of hope the industry is about to get a lot greener. If not by chance, then by design.
Green and Black? It’s complicated, writes Nels Abbey
Environment
By Nels Abbey
Green and Black? It’s complicated, writes Nels Abbey
It is surprisingly common, almost to the point of cliché, that after a stressful meeting or challenging period, someone well-meaning, (always) middle-class and (generally) white offers some nature-related advice: “You need a long weekend in the countryside. Spend some time with nature. It will help you relax.”
Government is failing to act on the climate emergency
Environment
By Matthew Pennycook MP
Government is failing to act on the climate emergency
It is now two years since the Commons formally declared an environment and climate emergency. Yet few, if any, would argue that the period since has been marked by a response commensurate with that declaration.
Government must say no to new coalmines, or risk damaging our climate and our international reputation
Environment
By Baroness Parminter
Government must say no to new coalmines, or risk damaging our climate and our international reputation
The government must close the door on new coalmines in the UK and signal we are transitioning to a net zero world. Without it the chances of delivering our goals at COP26 are slim.
First new deep coalmine for three decades must go ahead to fuel the UK steel industry
Environment
By Trudy Harrison MP
First new deep coalmine for three decades must go ahead to fuel the UK steel industry
At the heart of this debate is an industry as old as industry itself; indeed, a technology which was first deployed in my neighbouring constituency of Workington using the then-advanced manufacturing process named after its founder, the (Henry) Bessemer blast furnace.
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action
For the first time, smart meters are giving people the option of becoming active participants in the energy system. We must help everyone to embrace the opportunity
It’s time to raise the UK’s recycling ambitions and create a world leading all-material Deposit Return Scheme Partner content
Environment
By Tetra Pak
It’s time to raise the UK’s recycling ambitions and create a world leading all-material Deposit Return Scheme
In the year that the UK hosts COP26, creating an all-material Deposit Return Scheme with a real impact would demonstrate true environmental leadership.
Lord Callanan interview: the business of reaching net-zero
Environment
By Georgina Bailey
Lord Callanan interview: the business of reaching net-zero
As BEIS minister, Lord Callanan is juggling climate change and corporate social responsibility. But amid rumblings the government is dragging its heels on the journey to net zero, he insists criticism is unfair and the department has bold plans for Britain’s greener future
Scrutiny by committees will help ensure COP26 is the success we need it to be
Environment
By Philip Dunne MP
Scrutiny by committees will help ensure COP26 is the success we need it to be
In coming months, with the eyes of the world on the UK and the COP26 conference, it is crucial that government policies are aligned to ensure the conference’s success.
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener Partner content
Environment
By Openreach
How a full fibre broadband network can help the UK to build back greener
Openreach is connecting even more of the UK to full fibre broadband – but it has also scaled up its commitments to sustainability, social responsibility and cutting waste.
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