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The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
The welfare bill still forces people into poverty – we must remove the cuts entirely
Health
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
Last week’s 11th-hour scramble to save the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill was a stark reminder of how not to make long-term welfare policy.
Tribute to Lord Lipsey: 'Extremely bright, though never arrogant with it'
Obituaries
By Lord Liddle
Tribute to Lord Lipsey: 'Extremely bright, though never arrogant with it'
'His own landlord': The life and legacy of William Ferguson Massey
History
By Aaron Callan
'His own landlord': The life and legacy of William Ferguson Massey
Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Health
By Alistair Strathern MP
Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Let’s end the rigging of public service procurement and repair children’s care provision
Education
By Baroness Thornton
Let’s end the rigging of public service procurement and repair children’s care provision
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation? Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
After the Industrial Strategy: decarbonisation, not deindustrialisation?
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Political parties
By Robert Hutton
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Reform MP's Caseworker Suspended Following Assault Charge
Political parties
Tory Lords Push To Stop Hereditary Peers Being Removed By Labour Reforms
Tory Lords Push To Stop Hereditary Peers Being Removed By Labour Reforms
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This government has put our cherished democracy in danger
Political parties
By Baroness Altmann
This government has put our cherished democracy in danger
Fears have been expressed that we are unwittingly embarking on a slippery slope towards authoritarian rule, with warnings of an elected dictatorial elite seeking to override Parliament, trampling on the public’s historic freedoms and rights.
The resettlement scheme is letting down Afghan relatives of British nationals still stranded and at risk
Home affairs
By Caroline Lucas MP
The resettlement scheme is letting down Afghan relatives of British nationals still stranded and at risk
Last month, after a five-month wait, the government announced that the Afghanistan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) was finally up and running.
The Last Workplace Taboo: Women's Experiences Of Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Health
By Kate Proctor
The Last Workplace Taboo: Women's Experiences Of Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Endometriosis, adenomyosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are painful conditions that affect one in 10 women. For many, the workplace remains a challenging environment to be upfront about their illness in. Kate Proctor, who has adenomyosis, looks at women’s experiences and what needs to change.
Building 'Brand Britain': The Anne-Marie Trevelyan Interview
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Building "Brand Britain": The Anne-Marie Trevelyan Interview
When she was two years old, Anne-Marie Trevelyan was given a T-shirt that said “The Boss” on it. “For reasons that were self-evident, my mother says,” she says with a grin, describing herself as a “headstrong” only child, raised in south-west London by her mother after her father died when she was two.
The Christian Wakeford Interview: 'Boris Johnson isn’t suitable to be a leader, let alone a Prime Minister'
Political parties
By Eleanor Langford
The Christian Wakeford Interview: 'Boris Johnson isn’t suitable to be a leader, let alone a Prime Minister'
Weeks after defecting from the Conservatives, Christian Wakeford tells Eleanor Langford about life as a Labour MP.
Poor provision of relationships and sex education in schools is failing young people
Education
By Sarah Champion MP and Maria Miller MP
Poor provision of relationships and sex education in schools is failing young people
In March 2017, Parliament made it law for all secondary schools in England to teach relationships and sex education, and relationships education in primary schools.
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
Home affairs
By Marsha de Cordova MP
We must end the hostile environment for disabled people
The genesis of the welfare state was the Beveridge Report, published in 1942. The report envisioned a social security system that would act as a safety net, there to support each and every citizen in need.
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Health inequalities leave those in deprived regions most at risk of cancer
Financial and health inequalities are seeing cancer care in the most deprived regions of the UK fall behind – so how can we level up prevention, diagnosis, and treatment?
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies? Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Where’s the ‘fairness’ in using off-grid homes as the testing ground for heat policies?
The government may be in a hurry to decarbonise Britain's homes and businesses, but in its haste, it is leaving fairness to off-grid households to fall by the wayside.
My family stuck by the rules when my dad died – why couldn’t Boris Johnson?
Coronavirus
By Rivka Gottlieb
My family stuck by the rules when my dad died – why couldn’t Boris Johnson?
After weeks of build-up, this week’s “update” from Sue Gray would have felt like an anti-climax to some. But the redactions didn’t make it any less painful for me, or families like mine that have lost loved ones to the pandemic.
Levelling up needs to burst the Westminster bubble
Communities
By Jonathan Webb
Levelling up needs to burst the Westminster bubble
The government’s levelling up agenda took a significant step forward yesterday. After much fanfare and build up, the white paper was published and finally clarified the policy agenda behind the government’s rhetoric.
Levelling up will fail if it does not improve lung health
Health
By Sarah Woolnough
Levelling up will fail if it does not improve lung health
The government’s levelling up white paper sets high ambitions to improve the health and living standards for everybody in the UK by 2030.
We must embrace this opportunity to address the regional inequality that blights our nation
Communities
By George Duggins
We must embrace this opportunity to address the regional inequality that blights our nation
Over two years since the slogan was introduced, after several delays to its launch and much tension and briefing between ministers, the levelling up white paper has finally been published.
Levelling up white paper is starved of ideas and new funding
Communities
By Steve Rotheram
Levelling up white paper is starved of ideas and new funding
I was lucky enough to grow up in Kirkby, now part of the borough of Knowsley, situated just outside of the City of Liverpool.
Tackling the NHS waiting list backlog will mean taking tough – and unpopular – decisions
Health
By Lord Warner
Tackling the NHS waiting list backlog will mean taking tough – and unpopular – decisions
A National Audit Office (NAO) report published in December 2021 found nearly six million people in England on waiting lists for elective care. Of these, 300,000 of them had been waiting for more than a year; and about a quarter of patients with an urgent GP referral for cancer were waiting two months or more to start treatment.
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles Partner content
Economy
By Law Commission
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles
With the correct legal framework in place, we can safely and responsibly introduce self-driving vehicles. Find out how.
Ministers need to start taking the debilitating condition that is long Covid seriously
Coronavirus
By Andrew Gwynne MP
Ministers need to start taking the debilitating condition that is long Covid seriously
Back in March 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, I contracted Covid-19.
The cost of living crisis won’t go away until the burden of taxation is eased
Economy
By Elliot Keck
The cost of living crisis won’t go away until the burden of taxation is eased
While Westminster focuses on the fallout from Sue Gray’s report, a cost-of-living crisis is brewing. Ever rising taxes and bills are putting an unprecedented strain on families across the country.
A culture of misogyny and racism has existed in the Met police for too long – Cressida Dick must go
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
A culture of misogyny and racism has existed in the Met police for too long – Cressida Dick must go
The culture of the Metropolitan police and what that means for the way they do the job has been the subject of public concern for many decades.
We need to overhaul student finance – not burden graduates with a stealth tax
Education
By Paul Blomfield MP
We need to overhaul student finance – not burden graduates with a stealth tax
Last week ministers found a new way to shift a financial burden – this time from the Treasury’s balance sheet to graduates’ pockets.
The NHS Must Direct Resources Into Earlier Cancer Diagnosis
Coronavirus
By John Baron MP
The NHS Must Direct Resources Into Earlier Cancer Diagnosis
It is vital the NHS strains every sinew to detect cancers that may have gone undiagnosed during the pandemic.
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety Partner content
Energy
By Electrical Safety First
Why electrical safety must be put at the heart of building safety
With the Building Safety Bill progressing through the Lords, Peers have the power to help avoid another tower block tragedy by enforcing electrical safety checks for social tenants and leaseholders in England.
Pastimes: Lord Bishop of Peterborough on science fiction
Parliament
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Lord Bishop of Peterborough on science fiction
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, tells of his love of science fiction
We must urgently scale up British aid to Afghanistan – for many it’s already too late
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
We must urgently scale up British aid to Afghanistan – for many it’s already too late
As former International Development Secretary, I visited some of the most desperate places on earth and met people living in unimaginable hardship. They are experiences that I will always remember and have fundamentally shaped my view of the world.
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