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Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Recipes for disaster: David Cameron’s almond milk porridge
Political parties
By Robert Hutton
This is a story from early 2014, just before the start of what I think of as the Mad Decade of British politics. It is also one in which I played, to my intense distress, a major part.
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
Closing the loop: how circular economy can secure our water future Partner content
Economy
By WSP
Closing the loop: how circular economy can secure our water future
Cash ISAs: A cornerstone of responsible saving, not a barrier to investment Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
Cash ISAs: A cornerstone of responsible saving, not a barrier to investment
We can build more and faster
Economy
By Dan Tomlinson MP
We can build more and faster
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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
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
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
'Bring Back Karaoke': Staffers On How To Improve The Parliamentary Estate
"Bring Back Karaoke": Staffers On How To Improve The Parliamentary Estate
Parliament
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War with Ukraine will not benefit Russia one iota – whatever the outcome
Foreign affairs
By Lord Howell
War with Ukraine will not benefit Russia one iota – whatever the outcome
Are Russia and Ukraine on the brink of war again? Certainly all the ingredients are there. Fostered by Vladimir Putin’s remarkable and unusually blunt statements about Russia’s concerns in the region, Moscow has wound itself up into a pitch of frustration about the matter.
Protection from fraud must be a priority Partner content
Communities
By Lloyds Banking Group
Protection from fraud must be a priority
Ahead of the upcoming Online Safety Bill, we're joining UK Finance’s call for social media scams to be included.
After a year of progress, accelerating sustainability progress should be our New Year’s resolution Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
After a year of progress, accelerating sustainability progress should be our New Year’s resolution
As 2021 draws to a close, many of us will be looking back on the year that has been; one in which we have faced challenges, but also seen a huge amount of progress in a number of areas.
The data is clear – a Deposit Return Scheme that includes glass will put two million more tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere and collect less glass than an improved kerbside scheme Partner content
Environment
By British Glass
The data is clear – a Deposit Return Scheme that includes glass will put two million more tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere and collect less glass than an improved kerbside scheme
Creating a circular economy for glass is crucial to achieving our environmental goals. The data points to one stand-out solution that can play a pivotal role in driving that change - improved kerbside recycling schemes.
From an Olympian to a community campaigner: the heroes connecting communities across Wales Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
From an Olympian to a community campaigner: the heroes connecting communities across Wales

The National Lottery Awards are a chance to celebrate the inspirational work of ordinary people and projects who do extraordinary things with the help of National Lottery funding across the UK. More than 660,000 funding awards have now been made throughout the UK, an average of 235 lottery grants in every postcode district.



This year has seen two of the eight amazing winners come from Caerphilly in Wales. From winning a gold medal in Tokyo, to saving a hospital and transforming it into a community centre, they are representing and supporting their community.
The Irish Question
Communities
By Dr David Torrance
The Irish Question
It has been 100 years since Lloyd George attempted to answer the question of the Irish border with the creation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Dr David Torrance sets the scene
Lower bills are the key to Tory success in seats like North Shropshire
Economy
By Jill Mortimer MP
Lower bills are the key to Tory success in seats like North Shropshire
Earlier this year, I was proud to triumph in the Hartlepool by-election and become the first Conservative MP to serve the town for 57 years. As I said in my speech after the result was announced, my campaign was based on the local issues of real concern to the community. My focus was always on putting Hartlepool at the centre the of the post-pandemic recovery by creating more jobs and apprenticeships and attracting extra investment to the town.
Pensioners have been short-changed by more than £1bn. DWP must provide urgent redress to those affected
Economy
By Meg Hillier MP
Pensioners have been short-changed by more than £1bn. DWP must provide urgent redress to those affected
Thousands of pensioners, mainly women whose pension is affected by or calculated on the basis of their husbands’ pensions, have been losing out on state pension benefits, leaving some owed considerable sums of money.
County lines exploitation developed in the last decade, we can end it in the next
Home affairs
By Lyn Brown MP
County lines exploitation developed in the last decade, we can end it in the next
Across Britain, children are being groomed and exploited by criminal gangs to sell drugs and create a small violent gang of enforcers to protect the turf of the dealing gang. The children are groomed, used and then disposed of having created profits for wealthy people they will never meet who live in luxury in gated homes.
Quarries and Nature: Celebrating a 50 year success story Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Quarries and Nature: Celebrating a 50 year success story
Across all corners of the UK, restored quarries are playing their part on biodiversity enhancement and wildlife protection.
‘A true servant of the House’. Lord Glenarthur pays tribute to Lord Denham
Obituaries
By Lord Glenarthur
‘A true servant of the House’. Lord Glenarthur pays tribute to Lord Denham
The death of Lord Denham on Sunday 1 December, aged 94, truly marks the end of an era in The House of Lords. Fulsome obituaries have already appeared in the national press highlighting Bertie Denham as a pillar of House for over 70 years.
Abortion rights are being denied in Northern Ireland - progress on services is long overdue
Health
By Alex Davies-Jones MP
Abortion rights are being denied in Northern Ireland - progress on services is long overdue
We can all recognise that abortion is an emotive, sensitive topic that often engenders passionate views on all sides of the debate. In the midst of all of the different views however, are women and girls in Northern Ireland who are still, despite a change in the law, facing barriers to accessing abortion services.
Vaccine passports are a slippery slope to lockdown. We do not want another Christmas of Covid misery
Coronavirus
By Dehenna Davison MP
Vaccine passports are a slippery slope to lockdown. We do not want another Christmas of Covid misery
It is not comfortable voting against your own government, and I am certainly no serial rebel. In two years, I have rebelled just twice - on Covid curfews for hospitality venues, and on the National Insurance rise. Today, I will add a third rebellion, on vaccine passports.
CIOB parliamentary reception shows the construction industry is serious about building back better Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB parliamentary reception shows the construction industry is serious about building back better
Last week, construction professionals and parliamentarians came together for CIOB’s first parliamentary reception since March 2020. Hosted by James Sunderland MP and sponsored by Glodon, the event was an opportunity to review the current state of the industry and its ambitions for the future.
How Building Societies contribute to the UK economy Partner content
Economy
By Building Societies Association
How Building Societies contribute to the UK economy
Ahead of today’s Westminster Hall debate about the role of co-operatives and mutuals, we highlight how building societies contribute to the economy and public life.
The Online Safety Bill will not fix everything – but this is an overdue start
Culture
By Baroness Kidron
The Online Safety Bill will not fix everything – but this is an overdue start
There is little doubt that the exponential growth of the tech sector has come at a price for children, individuals and society.
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
Parliament
By Mrs Crackenthorpe
Mrs Crackenthorpe's Diary
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for juicy gossip and titbits to bring Mrs Crackenthorpe Christmas cheer.
Beijing is set to cement its grip on Hong Kong’s parliament. Britain must act to protect democracy
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alton
Beijing is set to cement its grip on Hong Kong’s parliament. Britain must act to protect democracy
In Hong Kong’s first general election since Beijing’s rigging of the city’s electoral system to ensure only communist party “patriots” hold power, only three of the 153 candidates - or just two percent of all hopefuls - running for Hong Kong’s parliament, the Legislative Council, are self-described democrats.
I know that select committee work can show Parliament at its very best, which is why I'm running to chair the Home Affairs Select Committee
Political parties
By Diana Johnson MP
I know that select committee work can show Parliament at its very best, which is why I'm running to chair the Home Affairs Select Committee
One of the joys of politics is that you never know what is around the corner. A new opportunity can arise out of the blue.
LISTEN: Strengthening our climate resilience Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
LISTEN: Strengthening our climate resilience
Kicking off a brand new series of Engineering a Better World, from The House and The Institution of Engineering and Technology, we speak to Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, Wera Hobhouse MP, Olivia Blake MP, and Dr Simon Harrison.
Tackling outdated attitudes to ageing is the first step in levelling up later life Partner content
Health
By Centre for Ageing Better
Tackling outdated attitudes to ageing is the first step in levelling up later life
More and more of us are facing a lower quality of life in our later years. As our population continues to age, it's high time that policymakers looked beyond stereotypes and focused on 'levelling up' later life.
The MoD must embrace the free, animal-friendly alternative to bearskins Partner content
Environment
By People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
The MoD must embrace the free, animal-friendly alternative to bearskins
The data is clear, British people are overwhelmingly opposed to wearing fur yet the Ministry of Defence refuses to modernise the bearskin caps of the Queen's Guard. With equally-effective synthetic materials readily available, the solution is obvious - it's time to make this British icon cruelty-free.
Lords Diary: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
Parliament
By The Lord Bishop of St Albans
Lords Diary: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
Last week I spoke in Lord Alton’s debate on the persecution of the Uyghur people in China. It was moving to hear contributions from all benches describing the horrors being perpetrated.
Recommended Reading: Parliamentarians' Top Books for Christmas 2021
Books & culture
By Saqib Bhatti MP, Baroness Hayter, Joanna Cherry MP and Lord Oates
Recommended Reading: Parliamentarians' Top Books for Christmas 2021
From Soviet involvement in the Nuremberg trials to the impact of geography on global politics and the life story of a tennis icon, four parliamentarians share their selections of cracking Christmas books
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