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'A distinguished piece of work': Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
"A distinguished piece of work": Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
Books & culture
By Lord Blackwater
The first instalment of a two-part epic, director Antonin Baudry’s riveting depiction of Charles de Gaulle’s fight to lead the Free French does his subject proud
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Environment
By Carla Denyer MP
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Political parties
By Danny Kruger MP
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Energy security is national security Partner content
Energy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Energy security is national security
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
Economy
By Mike Reader MP
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
'An intensely personal study': Lord Wallace reviews 'Cromwell: Parliament’s Crusading Politician'
Books & culture
By Lord Wallace of Saltaire
"An intensely personal study": Lord Wallace reviews 'Cromwell: Parliament’s Crusading Politician'
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Lee Anderson: Tory MPs Were Snobs About How I Speak
Lee Anderson: Tory MPs Were Snobs About How I Speak
Political parties
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
We can stop foreign-based millionaires influencing our politics. Why don’t we?
By Emily Thornberry MP
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Standing Down As MP To Work In International Affairs
Keir Starmer Standing Down As MP To Work In International Affairs
Political parties
How Reform Is Preparing For A Snap Election
How Reform Is Preparing For A Snap Election
Political parties
A snap election is not worth the risk for Andy Burnham
A snap election is not worth the risk for Andy Burnham
By Professor Rob Ford
Political parties
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
Andy Burnham Offers Devolution Deals To All Regions
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The UK must learn the lessons of Ireland’s successful Deposit Return Scheme launch, if it is to avoid the mistakes of Scotland Partner content
Economy
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
The UK must learn the lessons of Ireland’s successful Deposit Return Scheme launch, if it is to avoid the mistakes of Scotland
The UK is at serious risk of falling even further behind, with the deadline all but certain to slip. Politicians from all parties must work together to give the industry the level of certainty needed to unlock investment and to encourage consumers to support this nationwide environmental intervention
Political willpower needed to tackle heart disease crisis Partner content
Health
By British Heart Foundation
Political willpower needed to tackle heart disease crisis
Recent British Heart Foundation (BHF) analysis confirms that we are losing hard-won progress to reduce early death from cardiovascular disease
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Books & culture
By Lord Robertson
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Peter Apps has produced a well-researched, highly readable account of the military, strategic – and indeed personal – twists and turns of NATO’s 75-year history
Accelerating the fight against global plastic pollution: Launch of the Revolution Plastics Institute Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Accelerating the fight against global plastic pollution: Launch of the Revolution Plastics Institute
There’s an evolution of a revolution at the University of Portsmouth, with a new development that is poised to reshape how global plastic research takes place
OK, Zoomer: What does our ageing population mean for Generation Alpha's politics?
Social affairs
By Poppy Coburn
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
Driving change: navigating the path to net zero through modal shift Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Driving change: navigating the path to net zero through modal shift
Surface transport remains the UK’s highest carbon-emitting sector, accounting for around 23% of total UK emissions.
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Sir William Patey
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
As the Labour Party faces the increasing prospect of governance, a paradigm shift in British foreign policy is imminent. The establishment of the Labour Middle East Council (LMEC) is both timely and critical, aimed at enhancing the Party's understanding of, and engagement with, the region.
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Lord Ricketts
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Israel had the sympathy of the world after the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October. But the longer its assault on Gaza goes on, with the ever-increasing civilian death toll and worsening humanitarian crisis, the greater the risk of wider conflict.
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Books & culture
By Lord Pickles
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Featuring strong, nuanced performances, Jonathan Glazer’s film is a brilliant and chilling depiction of how the Holocaust happened in plain sight
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy Partner content
Education
By Mitie
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week next week, Jasmine Hudson, Chief People Officer at Mitie, discusses how reforming the Apprenticeship Levy to allow for more flexible and shorter courses can help plug the UK’s green skills gap
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
Home affairs
By Lord Kirkhope
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
From Conservative infighting over Rwanda to chairing webinars on AI regulation and UK-EU co-operation
Screens in schools are harming our children
Education
By Sophie Winkleman
Screens in schools are harming our children
"There’s clear scientific evidence that digital tools impair rather than enhance student learning”.
Betty Boothroyd's last speech
Political parties
By Sir Nicolas Bevan
Betty Boothroyd's last speech
Westminster gathered to celebrate the life of Betty, Baroness Boothroyd “the gold standard for Speakers” earlier this month. Her memorial service heard she wanted to “go out with a bang not a whimper” with a final speech but her health had failed before it could be delivered. Here her former secretary Sir Nicolas Bevan introduces that last address
Being there for every child Partner content
Foreign affairs
By The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
Being there for every child
How we can create a brighter future at home and abroad
Miriam Cates interview: 'Marriage is essentially meaningless if it is easy to get out of'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
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’
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Communities
By Justine Smith
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Demand is rising, costs are spiralling and profit-maximising private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling in. The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims.

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'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'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’
My Swansea, my youth: a love affair
History
By Lord Anderson of Swansea
My Swansea, my youth: a love affair
Dylan Thomas’ description of his home city as an “ugly lovely town” is right on both counts. Others describe Swansea as a series of villages held together by gossip. 
The Professor Will See You Now: Too Few Elections
Parliament
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Too Few Elections
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: on there being too few elections
H2 101: Why hydrogen and why now? Partner content
Environment
By High Value Manufacturing Catapult
H2 101: Why hydrogen and why now?
Net Zero is driving global industrial transformation which presents an opportunity for the UK to secure its position as a net zero powerhouse. In hydrogen, there is significant opportunity for the UK to invest strategically to become truly world leading and ensure that UK technology powers the global hydrogen economy.
Attacks on lawyers: politicians should know better Partner content
Communities
By Bar Council
Attacks on lawyers: politicians should know better
The ‘Better Call Keir’ meme published by CCHQ, and taken up in some newspapers, is just the latest in a round of lawyer-baiting that now sadly seems a regular part of pre-election tussles focussed on the Leader of the Opposition’s professional past as a practising barrister.
Patients must know whether or not their medic is a biological woman
Health
By Baroness Hayter
Patients must know whether or not their medic is a biological woman
The Lords raise their voices – and something happens.
There is a solution to Lord Cameron facing scrutiny, but it cannot become the norm
Parliament
By Karen Bradley MP
There is a solution to Lord Cameron facing scrutiny, but it cannot become the norm
Former prime minister David Cameron’s return to frontline politics caught everyone by surprise.
A new wave of moon exploration will rely on UK know-how
Transport
By Lord Willetts
A new wave of moon exploration will rely on UK know-how
There will be a lot happening for Britain in space in 2024, including a possible rocket launch from Shetland and a new generation of satellites commissioned by OneWeb. High on my list is Britain getting involved with lunar missions.
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