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Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential 'Mission Creep'
Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential "Mission Creep"
Culture
A number of stakeholders, MPs and legal experts have raised the alarm over potential “mission creep” in the football regulator, with many claiming additional rules could harm English football.
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
Communities
Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area
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
The House Live
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Health
By Dr Vivek Murthy
Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect
Women are being prosecuted for terminating pregnancies – it's time to reform cruel abortion law
Social affairs
By Diana Johnson MP
Women are being prosecuted for terminating pregnancies – it's time to reform cruel abortion law
Retail politics: The battle to ‘save the high street’
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Retail politics: The battle to ‘save the high street’
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
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
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Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Liberal Judaism, Modern Church join new Religious Alliance for Dignity in Dying
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
Health
Exclusive: DWP Questioned NHS Consultant Three Times Over Terminally Ill Patient's Condition Before Granting Benefits
A terminally ill patient had their benefits claim questioned by a DWP contractor despite an NHS consultant diagnosing them with six months to live.
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery
Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Coronavirus
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
In the first in a new series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with a Parliamentarian to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. First up, kickboxer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way Partner content
Education
By Inc Arts
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way
Amanda Parker founded Inc Arts with the goal of championing inclusive change across the creative industries – here she tells us about her vision of a future that collaborates, rather than calls out.
We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture
Education
By Sharon Hodgson MP
We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture
Art takes many forms in life, shaping how we learn and how we feel. Art is essential. But we have a long way to go to make sure that art can be accessible for all.
A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK
Health
A Timeline Of Pivotal LGBTQ+ Political Moments In The UK
From the groundbreaking Wolfenden Report to the first same-sex marriage, the landscape of legislation affecting the LGBTQ+ community has changed drastically over the last 70 years.
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Education
By Dr Stephen Hetherington
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Children with disabilities are encouraged and enabled to participate in sport. That same drive must be applied to helping them reach their full musical potential
Lords Diary: Baroness Grender
Communities
By Baroness Grender
Lords Diary: Baroness Grender
My week started with a peppercorn. No, really, stick with me on this one; a debate on a new Conservative bill to ditch ground rents.
Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
Top charities the odds-on favourites to benefit after betting firms agree to donate profits from flagship race
Some of the UK’s top charities are in line for a major cash boost after the country’s biggest betting operators agreed to donate all of their profits from a flagship horse race.
East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys
Education
East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys
The pop star is planning to publish a young adult fiction novel after hearing about a lack of books aimed at young boys.
Fully Paralysed Terminally Ill Patients Still Face 'Inhumane' Benefits Process Almost Two Years After Promised Review
Health
Fully Paralysed Terminally Ill Patients Still Face "Inhumane" Benefits Process Almost Two Years After Promised Review
Excl: Ministers are facing demands to urgently publish a review of the "barbaric" benefits programme first announced by the government in summer 2019.
From Girl Power to campaigner – why I made a film highlighting the trauma of domestic abuse
Social affairs
By Melanie Brown
From Girl Power to campaigner – why I made a film highlighting the trauma of domestic abuse
Why would a woman who had lived through a 10-year abusive relationship want to relive that trauma for a YouTube video?
Partner content
Culture
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting And Gaming Council Statement – Response To The 'Peers For Gambling Reform' Report
Partner content
Health
By Dignity in Dying
Assisted Dying: Private Member’s Bill First Reading due in Lords
Sets in motion first debate on prospective legislation for more than five years
Tory Islamophobia Report Criticised For Failing To Look At The Root Cause Of Party’s Problem
Political parties
Tory Islamophobia Report Criticised For Failing To Look At The Root Cause Of Party’s Problem
The Muslim Council of Britain have criticised a long-awaited probe into alleged discrimination within the Conservatives for “falling short of acknowledging the root causes” of Islamophobia in the party.
Hiring ex-offenders is good for society – and good for business too
Economy
By James Timpson
Hiring ex-offenders is good for society – and good for business too
In 2002, I was invited to visit a prison in the north-west. Given that it was my first time visiting a prison, it’s fair to say I didn’t really know what to expect.
The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
The rape conviction review should concentrate as much on prevention as prosecution
Campaigners fear a long-delayed government review to address the persistently low level of rape convictions will focus too much on prosecutions and not enough on prevention. Laura Hutchinson reports
We need a Right To Food enshrined in law
Social affairs
By Ian Byrne MP
We need a Right To Food enshrined in law
If parents have a statutory duty to put children in school then surely the government of the day must have a legal duty to ensure they are fed so every single child can fulfill their potential.
Splitting headache: Wales must guard against nationalist rhetoric
Communities
By Robin Millar MP
Splitting headache: Wales must guard against nationalist rhetoric
Constitutional wrangling is far from the top of voters’ priority lists, but the future of the union is under threat. With renewed calls for Scottish independence ringing in our ears, Wales must be alive to the danger of a nationalism taking root that seeks out differences to underpin division
Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League
Social affairs
By Lord Triesman
Extra Time: the not-so-super Super League
In a new occasional series, Lord Triesman tackles the important matters facing sport – both on and off the field. First up, the not-so-super European Super League
Partner content
Communities
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting and gaming industry unites once again for Safer Gambling Week 2021
The regulated betting and gaming industry is joining forces once again for Safer Gambling Week 2021.
Ministers Accused Of Creating A 'Culture Of Blame' Against Deprived Communities Over Spread Of Indian Variant
Coronavirus
Ministers Accused Of Creating A "Culture Of Blame" Against Deprived Communities Over Spread Of Indian Variant
The government has been accused of using vaccine hesitancy claims as a "smokescreen" for their failure to prepare for the Indian variant.
Brexit has brought with it the opportunity to transform the UK's life-sciences sector Partner content
Coronavirus
By AbbVie
Brexit has brought with it the opportunity to transform the UK's life-sciences sector
If the UK is going to position itself as a global destination for medical innovation, we must embrace and support cutting edge technology and widen access to world-class standards of care.
EventsAll
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