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Government Seeks To Reassure Over Football Regulator's Potential "Mission Creep"

23 Apr 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.

19 Apr Communities

Quarter Of Tory Councillors Think Adult Social Care Is Underfunded In Their Area

15 Apr Social affairs

Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments

01 Apr Social affairs

Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families

31 Mar Social affairs

Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion

22 Mar Social affairs

Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive

15 Mar Social affairs

Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt

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23 Apr Health

Loneliness kills – we need to find ways to reconnect

22 Apr Social affairs

Women are being prosecuted for terminating pregnancies – it's time to reform cruel abortion law

22 Apr Communities

Retail politics: The battle to ‘save the high street’

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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?

23 Apr Communities

Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030

23 Apr Defence

The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes

24 Apr Communities

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13 Mar Social affairs

“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

12 Mar Defence

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

28 Feb Communities

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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01 Feb Social affairs

British Veterinary Association responds to UK Government’s commitment to securing Northern Ireland’s access to veterinary medicines

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to finding a permanent solution to the impending threat to Northern Ireland’s access to veterinary medicines as a result of the UK’s leaving the European Union. Today, the Government has established the new Veterinary Medicines Working Group, which will explore options to safeguard supply.

31 Jan Social affairs

Department For Work And Pensions Pushing For Cost Of Living Support Extension

The Department for Work and Pensions is pushing the Treasury for an extension of the Household Support Fund in the budget, PoliticsHome understands.

31 Jan Social affairs

OK, Zoomer: What does our ageing population mean for Generation Alpha's politics?

Move over Z, Generation Alpha has logged on and they’re not taking any nonsense from their elders who changed the rules when it suited them, reports Poppy Coburn

30 Jan Home affairs

Tory Former Housing Minister Has Joined Pro-Building Pressure Group Taking On NIMBYs

Conservative MP Brandon Lewis and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh have joined housing campaign group PricedOut as Parliamentary Champions as they urge the Government to build more homes in order to fix the housing crisis.

29 Jan Social affairs

Government Hiring As It Aims To Have Football Regulator In Place For 2024/5 Season

The Government is set to build a new unit which will help enforce an independent Football Regulator, as a Bill to reform the sport is widely expected to be brought forward in the coming weeks.

29 Jan Social affairs

Labour Follows White House Lead In Building Relationships With Content Creators

The Labour Party has followed the US White House in recruiting a new senior digital role which will build relationships with famous content creators on TikTok, X and Instagram ahead of the next general election.

28 Jan Communities

Former Northern Ireland Negotiator Says There Are Still Lessons To Learn From Bloody Sunday

Jonathan Powell, an instrumental figure in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, has said the UK government must learn from Bloody Sunday and involve victims in truth and reconciliation processes in Northern Ireland.

28 Jan Health

Miriam Cates interview: 'Marriage is essentially meaningless if it is easy to get out of'

Conservative MP Miriam Cates talks to Sienna Rodgers about population collapse, plus why she thinks all surrogacy should be outlawed and no-fault divorce was a ‘mistake’

27 Jan Education

'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview

Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’

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19 Jan Social affairs

UK borders wide open to imported dog diseases

Vets urge Government to introduce appropriate pre-import testing to close the door on serious imported dog diseases

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19 Jan Social affairs

Veterinary organisations issue recommendations for vet teams on testing and management of Brucella canis cases

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising veterinary teams to consider all available clinical information alongside laboratory test results for Brucella canis and to individually risk assess cases when deciding on suitable treatment or euthanasia options for those dogs that test positive

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18 Jan Social affairs

BVA Northern Ireland warns UK Parliament that NI faces a ‘public health emergency’ unless permanent access to vet medicines is secured

BVA NI president and two past presidents give oral evidence to a House of Lords Windsor Framework sub-committee on post-Brexit vet medicines access issue

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16 Jan Social affairs

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL URGES GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR COMMITMENTS ON FINANCIAL RISK CHECKS

Standards body, the Betting and Gaming Council, today urged Government to honour its commitments on frictionless financial risk checks, following the announcement that a Parliamentary debate will be held on the issue.

Darcy Bourne: Creating positive change in her local community

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15 Jan Health

Darcy Bourne: Creating positive change in her local community

As we move into the Olympic and Paralympic year, we have launched the first in a series of films that will highlight powerful social impact stories across a variety of sports, demonstrating how sport can drive positive, meaningful and lasting change in society.

Considering the public’s trust in political advertising

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10 Jan Social affairs

Considering the public’s trust in political advertising

From Taiwan to the United States, over 40 countries are set to hold elections this year, with Bloomberg Economics predicting a record voter turnout of 3.2 billion voters. The advertising industry is no stranger to understanding the importance of responsible and trusted communications. What can political advertising learn from brand advertising when it comes to building trust with the public?

Safer gambling week works, attacking it defies logic

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09 Jan Health

Safer gambling week works, attacking it defies logic

Safer Gambling Week 2023 was clearly another fantastic success. While it takes time to fully understand the impact of each campaign, the early results make clear our industry went further than ever to promote the tools which help people control their play, while ensuring more people than ever saw signposting to the advice and support available to those who may be struggling. In short, Safer Gambling Week works.

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08 Jan Social affairs

Vets call on Government to license unregulated dog fertility clinics to help clamp down on irresponsible breeding

British Veterinary Association and British Small Animal Veterinary Association urge crackdown on services linked to organised crime and unethical breeding of fashionable dog breeds

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04 Jan Social affairs

British Veterinary Association issues statement in response to veterinary abuse by XL Bully campaign groups

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has been made aware of concerning reports of individual vets and veterinary practices receiving abusive and threatening messages and calls asking for their stance on euthanasing XL Bully dogs following the Government’s recent ban on the breed type.

02 Jan Social affairs

Inflation, Energy Bills, Mortgages: Cost Of Living Challenges Facing Britain In 2024

High interest rates, elevated energy bills, and above average inflation will see the cost of living crisis rumble on into 2024.

29 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Government Warned Food Banks Are Now Ingrained In British Life

Chief executive of the Trussell Trust, Emma Revie, has told PoliticsHome the charity's food banks are at "breaking point" and expressed concern that they were becoming permanent fixtures in British society.

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26 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Hunting could be used to stoke culture war at next election, charity says

Hunters are using what could be their final Boxing Day parades to stoke hatred in the countryside, says national animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports.

24 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Policy inaction means many will be cold, hungry and lonely this Christmas

Walking down from the BBC to the House of Lords last week, I passed a homeless person huddled on the street.

20 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Labour Warns "Toxic" Cost Of Living Is Driving Homelessness At Christmas

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner has said a "toxic mix" of rising rents, no-fault evictions, and the cost of living crisis is a major driving factor of homelessness this Christmas.

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19 Dec 2023 Social affairs

Keep pets safe during New Year fireworks, urge vets

As the nation sees in the New Year with celebratory fireworks, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising owners on how to keep their pets safe during the celebrations.

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