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Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Genomics can transform the NHS – but not at the cost of our national security
Health
By Gregory Stafford MP
As someone who spent most of my career in the NHS and wider healthcare system before entering Parliament, I have seen first-hand the extraordinary potential of early diagnosis and personalised treatment.
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Parliament
By Phil Brickell MP
The government should be bolder on its election reforms
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Sowing the seeds for growth Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Sowing the seeds for growth
I do not support Palestine Action – but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt
Social affairs
By Lord Hain
I do not support Palestine Action – but proscribing it as a terrorist organisation is intellectually bankrupt
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Communities
By Nick Plumb
Closed shopfronts open the door for Reform
Disabled people must be placed at the heart of employability reforms
Social affairs
By Richard Baker MP
Disabled people must be placed at the heart of employability reforms
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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings
Parliament
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
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Lib Dem Fury Over Treatment Of Senior MP By Party Leadership
Political parties
'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
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Keir Starmer Suspends Four Labour MPs Over Backbench Rebellions
Political parties
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'
Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"
Communities
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Why we need to get the Kept Animals Bill over the line Partner content
Environment
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Why we need to get the Kept Animals Bill over the line
The Kept Animals Bill is a chance to show the UK is still a world leader in animal welfare.
Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy
Environment
By Dr Joshua Wells, Political Consultant
Dire UN climate warnings cast cloud over COP26 legacy
The United Nations chief’s stark warning of impending disaster at the start of the COP27 climate summit has cast a cloud over the previous gathering hosted by the UK.
Driverless cars: the future of travel or a road to nowhere?
Transport
By Sienna Rodgers
Driverless cars: the future of travel or a road to nowhere?
The future of travel – or a fantasy on the road to nowhere? Sienna Rodgers explores the long and winding journey for driverless cars.
We must protect the triple lock on pensions ahead of a difficult winter
Economy
By Lord Sharkey
We must protect the triple lock on pensions ahead of a difficult winter
In the chaos of the last three Prime Ministers, one group has suffered considerably from the uncertainty – our pensioners.
R&D funding must be protected from cuts
Economy
By Matt Burnett
R&D funding must be protected from cuts
When you're trying to save £50bn, it's good to keep all options on the table. Over the next couple of weeks the Chancellor will pour over spreadsheets and scrutinise departmental plans in an attempt to restore fiscal discipline.
Ministers could act now to address the chaos on our railways
Transport
By Louise Haigh MP
Ministers could act now to address the chaos on our railways
This month on one of the major rail routes in the country – TransPennine Express – connecting towns and cities across the North, hundreds of services have been cancelled. For tens of thousands of people it has made rail travel next to impossible, and the cost to the regional economy is huge.
Endless rail strikes are harming our railway
Transport
By Chris Loder MP
Endless rail strikes are harming our railway
Rail strikes are becoming too familiar. We’re seeing the most coordinated strike action for 40 years. And the irony is that these strikes are slowly but surely demolishing the railway business and are also well on the way to doing railway workers out of a job.
The Electronic Trade Documents Bill will make international trade cheaper, faster and more secure
Economy
By Lord Holmes
The Electronic Trade Documents Bill will make international trade cheaper, faster and more secure
Not only will the Electronic Trade Documents Bill make trade faster, cheaper and greener, it is a model of how to legislate for tech through specific criteria. A blockchain bill that will stimulate blockchain development and adoption without ever mentioning blockchain.
UK must ditch the hostile environment to avoid another Manston
Home affairs
By Olivia Blake MP
UK must ditch the hostile environment to avoid another Manston
Last week shone a light on the ugly truth at the heart of our immigration and asylum system.
Lula’s victory in Brazil is a win for tackling the climate crisis
Environment
By Fabian Hamilton MP
Lula’s victory in Brazil is a win for tackling the climate crisis
Following the election victories for progressives in Colombia and Chile earlier this year, the fresh hope generated has travelled across Latin America.
The Parliamentary Partnership Assembly is driving a new era of UK-EU cooperation
Parliament
By Oliver Heald MP
The Parliamentary Partnership Assembly is driving a new era of UK-EU cooperation
The United Kingdom has left the European Union but the EU remains a key global partner.
'The facts speak for themselves': Wood must be part of the conversation at COP27 Partner content
Environment
By Confor
"The facts speak for themselves": Wood must be part of the conversation at COP27
COP27 provides an opportunity for global leaders to protect our forests and accelerate tree planting.
The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it Partner content
Health
By Advinia Health Care
The UK's social care system is 'broken', the Prime Minister must fix it
With the onset of Winter, pressures on the NHS are, once again, a point of major political debate. There is no quick fix, but Rishi Sunak must recognise he cannot ease the burden on health care without fixing our broken social care system too.
Where Are They Now? Eleanor Smith
Political parties
By Seun Matiluko
Where Are They Now? Eleanor Smith
In 1968 a man gave a speech at a Conservative Party meeting in which he warned that one day “the Black man will have the whip hand over the white man”. He was Enoch Powell, MP for Wolverhampton South West, and his infamous “Rivers of Blood” speech would stoke the fires of racism in Britain. Nearly 50 years later, Eleanor Smith became Wolverhampton South West’s first Black MP.
Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 4 November
Parliament
By Dods People
Who's been hired, fired or retired this week in UK politics – 4 November
A round up of people moves and appointments in UK and devolved politics, the civil service and public affairs, from our colleagues at Dods People.
Britain should be bolder in bringing much-needed support to Ukraine before the worst of the winter hits
Defence
By Maxim Tucker
Britain should be bolder in bringing much-needed support to Ukraine before the worst of the winter hits
My friend Anna was returning from a holiday in Lisbon when Russian rockets started slamming into Kyiv on 10 October. As she dragged her luggage through deserted streets, she heard explosions rock the city over the wail of air raid sirens.
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
Health
By Lord Dubs
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
"The Home Secretary stated that the United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years. She does not appear to realise that this is an admission of Conservative failure."
Public health policy should return to the top of Steve Barclay’s priority list
Health
By Adam Briggs
Public health policy should return to the top of Steve Barclay’s priority list
After a gap of less than eight weeks, Steve Barclay returned to the Department of Health and Social Care to find NHS waiting lists of more than 7m, a social care system on its knees, record workforce shortages, and the first signs of a flu season arriving in hospitals.
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
Social affairs
By Tali Fraser
How disabled people face broken air travel - and broken wheelchairs
The shine has come off air travel for most of us since the pandemic, but for disabled people wishing to take to the skies, flying is increasingly a frustrating ordeal. Tali Fraser reports.
'Riveting yet superficial': Lord Krebs reviews 'The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures'
Books & culture
By Lord Krebs
'Riveting yet superficial': Lord Krebs reviews 'The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures'
From microscopic eyebrow mites to butterflies that feast on crocodile tears, Joanna Bagniewska has produced a simultaneously riveting and somewhat hackneyed compendium of beasts
Cutting our methane emissions could position the United Kingdom as an environmental leader
Environment
By Geraint Davies MP
Cutting our methane emissions could position the United Kingdom as an environmental leader
The United Kingdom will imminently hand over the reins of the COP presidency to Egypt, but the events of recent weeks have hardly reassured the international community of the government’s commitment to leadership on fighting climate change and biodiversity loss.
I will ensure sound scrutiny without fear or favour as chair of the Treasury Committee
Parliament
By Harriett Baldwin MP
I will ensure sound scrutiny without fear or favour as chair of the Treasury Committee
I have put my name forward to be the new chair of the Treasury Select Committee to offer a deep knowledge and experience of the financial sector as well as the Treasury
It’s time to reconsider minority party representation in the House of Lords
Political parties
By Lord Wigley
It’s time to reconsider minority party representation in the House of Lords
There will only be fair play for smaller parties and the four nations when Westminster has an elected second chamber
'Entertaining': Lord Lexden reviews 'Cheers, Mr Churchill! Winston in Scotland'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
'Entertaining': Lord Lexden reviews 'Cheers, Mr Churchill! Winston in Scotland'
In a carefully researched and lively account, Andrew Liddle finally sets the record straight on Winston Churchill’s attitude to Scotland
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