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Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
Communities
A quarter of Conservative councillors think their local authority does not receive enough money to meet statutory duty service level requirements for adult social care.
Committee Chair Tells DWP To 'Get A Grip' On Carer's Allowance Overpayments
Social affairs
Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments
Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families
Social affairs
Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families
Parents Could Be Left 'Disappointed' By Free Childcare Expansion
Social affairs
Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion
Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive
Social affairs
Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive
Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt
Social affairs
Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt
Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks
Culture
Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks
The House Live
Passing The Carer’s Leave Act Partner content
Social affairs
By TSB
Passing The Carer’s Leave Act
Lords Diary: Lord Bishop of Leeds
Political parties
By Bishop of Leeds
Lords Diary: Lord Bishop of Leeds
Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?
Communities
By Alex Daniel
Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?
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New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
Culture
Senior Tory Advisers Are 'Jumping Before They Are Pushed'
Senior Tory Advisers Are "Jumping Before They Are Pushed"
Political parties
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
By Harriet Symonds
Communities
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“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics
Social affairs
By Sunder Katwala
“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics
The Gaza conflict is the latest issue to increase the noise around politics and ethnicity, but Sunder Katwala calls for a more sophisticated understanding of how they interact
Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'
Defence
By Sophie Church and Tali Fraser
Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'
Patrick Sanders infuriated Rishi Sunak by calling for a ‘citizen army’ in a speech dismissed as ‘alarmist’. But, as Sophie Church and Tali Fraser report, the debate on how to expand troop numbers has started and looks set to intensify after the election. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust
The National Trust has become the unlikely battleground for an increasingly vitriolic row over how the past should be presented. Tali Fraser meets the participants in the culture war to end them all. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Social Affairs news
Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education
Communities
Labour Has Accused Boris Johnson Of “Blatant Hypocrisy” Over Global Education
At the Global Education Summit on 29 July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that investing into education was “the single best investment we can make in the future of humanity.”
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life? Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today: how can we support sustainable living in later life?
Addressing climate change is the biggest issue of our lifetimes. Since the first industrial revolution over 200 years ago, economic growth and the advances that have flowed from it have been almost entirely driven by fossil fuels.
Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties
Social affairs
By Desmond Swayne MP
Installing buffer zones around abortion clinics would be a direct threat to civil liberties
If ever passed, a law introducing buffer zones would set a dangerous and unjust precedent for restrictions on other opinions that may challenge the perceived status quo at any given time.
Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE
Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding
Communities
Excl: Sadiq Khan Launches Urgent Review Of 'Homes For Londoners' Listings After Promoting Properties With Unsafe Cladding
The London Mayor has ordered a full review of the affordable homes scheme after PoliticsHome identified multiple properties with cladding and fire safety problems.
From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them Partner content
Education
By UK Sport
From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them
As a new generation of athletes prepare to take to the sporting stage in Tokyo, backed by sustained support from the Government and the National Lottery’, Westminster is looking ahead to the Games with high hopes that Team GB will again provide extraordinary moments to unite and inspire the nation
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
For faith groups, progress on loss and damage is essential at the Glasgow climate summit
“The Earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.” Psalm 24:1. What relevance might an ancient Hebrew poem, written millennia ago, have to the climate crisis?
Stars Evanna Lynch, Lucy Watson and Lesley Nichol join forces with animal protection organisations to recreate iconic protest photo Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
Stars Evanna Lynch, Lucy Watson and Lesley Nichol join forces with animal protection organisations to recreate iconic protest photo
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
World Youth Skills Day: Paying tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the pandemic
This World Youth Skills Day, how are National Lottery-funded charities giving disadvantaged young people affected by the pandemic a much needed boost?
Chi Onwurah MP: 'There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet'
Coronavirus
By Radhika Sanghani
Chi Onwurah MP: "There’s nothing more caring than saving the planet"
As one of the few MPs with a background in science and engineering, Chi Onwurah has plenty of ideas for how the government could build back better and save the planet. She tells Radhika Sanghani greater urgency is needed to drive change.
The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain
Social affairs
By Dawn Butler MP
The government’s culture war and war on woke is fuelling racism in Britain
The government’s hypocrisy when it comes to England footballers taking the knee is astounding. Being non-racist is not enough, society will only change for the better if we all become anti-racists and call out racism.
Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it
Communities
By Johnny Mercer MP
Taking the knee is about empathy – that's why we should support those who wish to do it
I’m away from Parliament for a while. I am busy refreshing my Constituency operations; taking up causes I perhaps let slide whilst I was a Minister that really got me going in Politics; fighting for the poor and delivering real tangible change for the people who voted for me in Plymouth.
Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley
Political parties
By Viscount Ridley
Lords Diary: Viscount Ridley
Last week saw only my fourth visit to the Lords from the north-east since the pandemic began.
IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
IPSA clashes with Stella Creasy MP over maternity cover
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) been criticised for rejecting Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy’s request for a locum to cover her maternity leave.
Priti Patel Accused Of 'Dog Whistle' Politics After Failing To Condemn Booing Of England Players
Political parties
Priti Patel Accused Of "Dog Whistle" Politics After Failing To Condemn Booing Of England Players
The Home Secretary has been accused by former Tory minister Sayeeda Warsi of fueling "culture wars" in the wake of racist abuse aimed at England players.
Partner content
Economy
By Betting And Gaming Council
Number of TV betting ads during Euros falls by almost half compared to last World Cup
The number of TV betting adverts shown on ITV during the European Championships has reduced by almost half compared to the World Cup in 2018, new figures have revealed.
Armed Forces drugs policy is leaving legacy of distress Partner content
Education
By Veterans Aid
Armed Forces drugs policy is leaving legacy of distress

A recent research paper into the  discharge process for men and women dismissed from the Armed Forces for drug use found it ‘inconsistent and damaging’. Pledges to explore and redress this are welcome, but in the interim frontline charities like Veterans Aid are dealing with its devastating impact on individuals and families. Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of the charity, explains why a review of the policy is needed.

Twin Perks: Meet the identical twin brothers-cum-constitutional experts serving Parliament
Social affairs
By Georgina Bailey
Twin Perks: Meet the identical twin brothers-cum-constitutional experts serving Parliament
Identical twins David and Michael Torrance work on different sides of Parliament, but colleagues can’t tell them apart. Despite this, the brothers tell Georgina Bailey there is an upside to a double life in Westminster.
We must grab this opportunity to provide better futures now and for generations to come
Social affairs
By Lord Bird
We must grab this opportunity to provide better futures now and for generations to come
Embedding long-termism at the heart of UK politics is the right thing to do. I want to help the government Build Back Better through the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill.
Britain’s Commonwealth-born military veterans must have the right to work in the UK and free access to the NHS
Defence
By Dan Jarvis MP
Britain’s Commonwealth-born military veterans must have the right to work in the UK and free access to the NHS
On 23 June 1944, the men of the 3rd Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment were sent on a daring raid deep into enemy territory as part of the Bougainville campaign in the South Pacific.
The government must listen to young people on the best ways to tackle knife crime
Home affairs
By Rachel Ojo
The government must listen to young people on the best ways to tackle knife crime
Back in 2019, the Youth Select Committee gathered evidence for our inquiry, 'Our Generation’s Epidemic: Knife Crime', following a UK-wide ballot of more than a million young people aged 11 to 18.
Bishops in the Lords – an unholy row
Social affairs
By Bishop of Durham and Lord Taverne
Bishops in the Lords – an unholy row
The Church of England is one of the most active third sector organisations in the United Kingdom. But do its leaders deserve a special place in Parliament? Lord Taverne and the Bishop of Durham have opposing views
Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Jersey Citizen’s Jury calls for assisted dying law, as soaring public support for change revealed in Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man
Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy
Health
Matt Hancock Defends Delays Over Plans For New Social Care Strategy
Matt Hancock has defended the government's delay in bringing forward a new plan for overhauling adult social care.
EventsAll
After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
2024
Online
After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
The road to proactive government
2024
Online
The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024