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Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Embedding play into paediatric care is a win for patients, staff and the NHS
Health
By Alistair Strathern MP
Last week, the government set out its vision for a modern, fit for the future health service with the launch of the NHS 10-Year Plan.
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
Failure on the NHS is not an option
Health
By Praful Nargund
Failure on the NHS is not an option
To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links
Foreign affairs
By Dr Ed Turner and Nicolai von Ondarza
To upgrade the UK-German relationship, we need ambitious parliamentary links
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
Environment
By Martin Wrigley MP
The case for better business: why it’s time to modernise company law
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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
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
Government Offers Major Eleventh Hour Concession On Welfare Reforms
Health
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Northern culture must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery to truly level up
Communities
By James Daly MP and Julie Elliott MP
Northern culture must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery to truly level up
Culture connects people and communities like nothing else.
We need to take action on regulation and R&D to realise the potential of our homegrown crops
Environment
By Duncan Baker MP
We need to take action on regulation and R&D to realise the potential of our homegrown crops
This is an exciting time for UK agriculture. With the opportunity to export our world-class food produce to new markets, and the government pioneering new technology, we have the ability to capitalise and unlock the true potential of homegrown food and drink.
Maiden Voyages: the Bishop of Chelmsford
Parliament
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: the Bishop of Chelmsford
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note
Speeding up decarbonisation of the built environment is key to getting the UK to net zero Partner content
Environment
By British Land
Speeding up decarbonisation of the built environment is key to getting the UK to net zero
With COP 26 fading from memories as Omicron and the cost of living dominate the headlines, it would be easy for policy makers and business leaders to take their eye off the UK’s net zero goal. But in the property sector, which is estimated to be responsible for 40% of global carbon emissions, we must continue to reduce emissions and work together to tackle this challenge head on.
Partygate is damaging the reputation of the civil service and integrity of the Union
Political parties
By Luke Tryl
Partygate is damaging the reputation of the civil service and integrity of the Union
Audiences with the Queen are rightly closely guarded affairs, so we don’t know how many Prime Ministers have had to offer The Palace an apology. But we do know Downing Street’s apology last week certainly wasn’t the first.
No10 culture buck firmly rests with the Prime Minister – he must go
Political parties
By Anna Soubry
No10 culture buck firmly rests with the Prime Minister – he must go
I’ve started shouting at the television again – not that I really stopped, it just became less frequent and not so loud.
Tree Planting Programme Is Vital To Tackling Climate Crisis
Environment
By Baroness Young of Old Scone
Tree Planting Programme Is Vital To Tackling Climate Crisis
Nature based solutions have become a crucial weapon in the fight against the climate crisis in the wake of COP26.
The BBC may have its faults, but it’s a pillar of British culture that must be protected
Culture
By Lord Vaizey
The BBC may have its faults, but it’s a pillar of British culture that must be protected
Nadine Dorries’ recent announcement that the BBC Licence fee is to be frozen for two years, and, more provocatively, that the licence fee as the way it is funded would end in 2027, has generated a lot of heat but not much light – on both sides of the debate.
Where Are They Now? Former Conservative Brexit Rebel MP David Gauke
Brexit
By Georgina Bailey
Where Are They Now? Former Conservative Brexit Rebel MP David Gauke
David Gauke, Conservative (May 2005 - Sept 2019) and Independent (Sept - Dec 2019) MP for South West Hertfordshire
To win, Labour must become the party of rural Britain
Environment
By Lord Knight of Weymouth
To win, Labour must become the party of rural Britain
We start 2022 with the country reeling from a huge surge of pandemic infection, and the government reeling from a collapse in support in its traditional rural heartlands.
The Secret Nurse: ‘The start of the pandemic was more bearable than today’
Health
By The Secret Nurse
The Secret Nurse: ‘The start of the pandemic was more bearable than today’
No one can have failed to notice that Covid has placed NHS hospital staff under immense strain, but what does that actually look like? The Secret Nurse tells it like it is
Should the government be urging us to eat less meat to combat climate change?
Environment
By Michael Thorogood, Political Consultant
Should the government be urging us to eat less meat to combat climate change?
The government has been conspicuously quiet since the Climate Change Committee warned last year that we need to consume 20 percent less meat and dairy by 2030 to achieve our net zero targets. Will ministers have the stomach to tell us to eat less meat in an upcoming food white paper, and does the public have the appetite for change?
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Home affairs
By Baroness Altmann
Policing Bill must be amended to protect the right to protest and end slippery slope towards authoritarianism
Before Christmas, under the cover of darkness, men in masks dismantled one of the last remaining monuments reminding a nation of a heinous crime committed by their own government.
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
The tranquil Devon countryside has long been a holiday maker’s dream. Yet the explosion in tourist accommodation and second homes during Covid has seen property prices skyrocket to more than 14 times the average local salary. Georgina Bailey reports.
Tribute to Lord Hughes of Woodside by Lord Hain
Obituaries
By Lord Hain
Tribute to Lord Hughes of Woodside by Lord Hain
Lord “Bob” Hughes of Woodside, who died aged 90 on 7 January, had a long and respected Labour MP and trade union career, including as under secretary of state for Scotland in 1975 to 1976 and shadow transport secretary in 1985 to 1988.
But I will always cherish his memory as a selfless, dedicated and inspirational anti-apartheid leader.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a missed opportunity to help women and girls
Home affairs
By Sarah Jones MP
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a missed opportunity to help women and girls
Online Safety Bill must strengthen child protection after record surge of online child sexual abuse in 2021
Culture
By Sarah Champion MP
Online Safety Bill must strengthen child protection after record surge of online child sexual abuse in 2021
Discussions about the Online Safety Bill have often been dominated by debates about freedom of speech, online anonymity, or abuse of public figures. These are all important topics to be discussed ahead of regulations, but the most pressing issue which this Bill needs to tackle is online child sexual abuse.
Dukes in the House: Can you be a duke and focused on the modern world?
Parliament
By Daniel Brittain
Dukes in the House: Can you be a duke and focused on the modern world?
Can you be a duke and focused on the modern world? Having run the country in former centuries, some are now more used to running their eyes over the minutiae of parliamentary legislation. Daniel Brittain reports.
Boris Johnson’s utter disregard for the rules tramples on the legacy of loved ones we have lost to Covid
Coronavirus
By Lobby Akinnola
Boris Johnson’s utter disregard for the rules tramples on the legacy of loved ones we have lost to Covid
Four-hundred-and-fifteen minutes after the Prime Minister’s “apology” (I make no apology myself for using quotation marks around that word in relation to this all), his face was staring at me once again.
Boris Johnson’s pathetic defence of the Downing Street party is plain offensive – he should show some decency and resign
Coronavirus
By Afzal Khan MP
Boris Johnson’s pathetic defence of the Downing Street party is plain offensive – he should show some decency and resign
The revelations of parties at Downing Street, Ministers breaking their own rules, and the deceit and dishonesty apparent at the heart of this government are an insult to the bereaved families who have suffered so much over the last two years.
A windfall tax shouldn’t be ruled out by the Conservatives
Economy
By Joe Tetlow
A windfall tax shouldn’t be ruled out by the Conservatives
As the government scrabbles to find policy solutions to cut bills ahead of whopping price increases this April, several things have become clear.
Welcoming back retired GPs can help tackle the Covid backlog and increase face-to-face appointments
Health
By Theresa Villiers MP
Welcoming back retired GPs can help tackle the Covid backlog and increase face-to-face appointments
Even before the pandemic, GPs were struggling with increasing workloads as healthcare need amongst their patients spiralled. Some have left the profession as a result.
Hillsborough Law will level the scales of justice and ensure honesty in public inquiries
Home affairs
By Steve Rotheram
Hillsborough Law will level the scales of justice and ensure honesty in public inquiries
The story of Anne Williams – and of the Hillsborough families - is a classic tale of David vs. Goliath. Earlier this month, millions across the country were captivated by the dramatisation of Anne’s story as she set about uncovering the truth surrounding the death of her son Kevin in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
The post office is a crucial lifeline in rural areas – communities will suffer without subsidies
Communities
By Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
The post office is a crucial lifeline in rural areas – communities will suffer without subsidies
Post offices are the glue that hold local communities together and often act as an anchor for our high streets and villages.
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