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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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We can support teaching communities to build a better system for a post-Covid world
Education
By Gavin Williamson MP
We can support teaching communities to build a better system for a post-Covid world
The ingenuity and attitude of teachers has been one of the most inspiring things about this pandemic.
Can construction rise to the Project Speed challenge? Partner content
Coronavirus
By Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
Can construction rise to the Project Speed challenge?
The construction sector has the vision and expertise to meet Government ambitions for better delivery of projects.
We need a Northern Economic Recovery Plan to unleash the Green Industrial Revolution
Coronavirus
By Simon Fell MP
We need a Northern Economic Recovery Plan to unleash the Green Industrial Revolution
There needs to be a plan for the North - to capture, direct and sustain investment: to pump prime our communities and unleash the opportunity which we, as their advocates, know are already there
A bit of extra cash and some tech gimmicks will not solve the schools crisis
Coronavirus
By Sam Freedman
A bit of extra cash and some tech gimmicks will not solve the schools crisis
If government is to regain the trust of teachers and parents, we need a system overhaul that takes a more localised approach to accountability.
We’re already asking a lot of our schools; new catch-up measures will only work if they can drop other responsibilities
Coronavirus
By Laura McInerney
We’re already asking a lot of our schools; new catch-up measures will only work if they can drop other responsibilities
A car engine can run hotter than it should for a while – but it will meet a point of no return and cannot be restarted without serious repair.
I know all too well how hard childhood mental health struggles can be
Health
By Vicky Ford MP
I know all too well how hard childhood mental health struggles can be
The government will do all it can to help the young, with early intervention and specialist care for the young people who need it most
“We haven’t got enough specialist staff to help the needs we’re seeing coming through': The Covid Mental Health Crisis For Children
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
“We haven’t got enough specialist staff to help the needs we’re seeing coming through": The Covid Mental Health Crisis For Children
Mental health support for children and adolescents is falling short, with young people waiting months to access help. As Georgina Bailey reports, mental health provision must be a major part of the recovery programme for children
The genocide amendment marries law with principle and is in the best of Conservative traditions
Foreign affairs
By Aarif Abraham
The genocide amendment marries law with principle and is in the best of Conservative traditions
A formal determination by the High Court will reinforce our international obligations by ensuring that the government does something to respond to genocide.
The government must tread carefully to ensure care home measures don’t breach human rights
Coronavirus
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
The government must tread carefully to ensure care home measures don’t breach human rights
With Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights warning against blanket bans on care home visits, discrimination against the elderly and disabled people is back on the agenda in lockdown
Any further delay to the regulation of exploitative ‘buy now, pay later’ firms could be catastrophic
Economy
By Stella Creasy MP
Any further delay to the regulation of exploitative ‘buy now, pay later’ firms could be catastrophic
With millions now using these companies and the threat of further redundancies and difficulties on the horizon, regulation of the BNPL industry needs to happen in weeks not months.
As India's farmers protest for their human rights, Britain's silence is deafening Partner content
Foreign affairs
By Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall
As India's farmers protest for their human rights, Britain's silence is deafening
Human rights are universal and never an “internal matter”. Britain has a positive obligation to raise these abuses and fundamental violations of human rights with the Indian Government and appropriate authorities and forums in the UN.
Nurses are key to encouraging vaccine uptake in BAME communities
Coronavirus
By Dame Donna Kinnair
Nurses are key to encouraging vaccine uptake in BAME communities
Nurses understand their patients and are best placed to allay any concerns and dispel any myths they might have about the vaccine. Government must cut the red tape preventing more nurses from playing their part in the vaccination programme.
Blanket advertising bans could have damaging economic consequences Partner content
Health
By Advertising Association
Blanket advertising bans could have damaging economic consequences
The pursuit of an aim to lower childhood obesity is something we all wish to see, but it will not be delivered by blanket bans on high fat, salt & sugar advertising, which could result in considerable and damaging economic consequences
As we celebrate Suella Braverman’s maternity leave, we must also guarantee the rights of all new parents
Political parties
By Harriet Harman MP
As we celebrate Suella Braverman’s maternity leave, we must also guarantee the rights of all new parents
Those of us who’ve had the privilege of getting to the top while having babies are honour-bound to help all women enjoy the same – starting with pay and shared parental leave
The Government Must Take Stronger Action On Borders To Protect Us From New Covid Variants
Coronavirus
By Yvette Cooper MP
The Government Must Take Stronger Action On Borders To Protect Us From New Covid Variants
The government’s Covid border policy isn’t working. Rightly ministers said they wanted to prevent the new South Africa variant taking hold in the UK and threatening to undermine our vaccine programme.
How the Brexit years are remembered will shape how the UK is governed in the future
Brexit
By Dr Alan Wager
How the Brexit years are remembered will shape how the UK is governed in the future
The idea that Brexit could be consigned to the past – done, solved and resolved – was central to the Conservative Party's election victory in 2019.
With the industry already disrupted by Covid, it’s crucial we find a solution to the post-Brexit barriers for touring musicians
Culture
By Lord Brennan of Canton
With the industry already disrupted by Covid, it’s crucial we find a solution to the post-Brexit barriers for touring musicians
Many musicians' livelihoods depend on them being able to tour cheaply across Europe, but they now face additional costs and a potential plethora of paperwork for each EU country they visit.
Could suburban England provide the answer to Labour’s electoral woes in 2024?
Political parties
By Joshua Martin, Senior Analyst
Could suburban England provide the answer to Labour’s electoral woes in 2024?
While much analysis of the next election focuses on what will happen in the “Red Wall”, there are another set of key marginal seats with different demographics that will be crucial to the outcome: formerly safe Conservative seats in suburban England.
No one is safe, until everyone is safe – there can’t be global vaccine access without breaking Big Pharma monopolies
Coronavirus
By Clive Lewis MP
No one is safe, until everyone is safe – there can’t be global vaccine access without breaking Big Pharma monopolies
Broken promises, limited vaccine roll-out, and now the EU export threat, are stark reminders why we can’t leave the global pandemic response to the whims of the profit-driven pharmaceutical sector.
Lack of trust and wilful misinformation is causing BAME communities to reject the Covid vaccine
Coronavirus
By Lord Woolley
Lack of trust and wilful misinformation is causing BAME communities to reject the Covid vaccine
Boris Johnson’s government has shown a blindside to the depth of race inequality, that if unchecked will cause a generation of mistrust that will only worsen.
The Fire Safety Bill must ensure leaseholders are protected from paying for safety failings
Communities
By Hilary Benn MP
The Fire Safety Bill must ensure leaseholders are protected from paying for safety failings
This is a story of monumental regulatory failure - of flats being built as cheaply as possible, in many cases without even complying with the building regulations.
A New Covid Test Centre Has Been Launched In Parliament In A Bid To Halt Further Outbreaks
Coronavirus
By John Johnston
A New Covid Test Centre Has Been Launched In Parliament In A Bid To Halt Further Outbreaks
MPs and staff working in Parliament will be offered asymptomatic testing under a new plan established to help curb the spread of the virus in Westminster.
Despite best intentions, the Trade Bill genocide amendment risks serious constitutional and legal consequences
Foreign affairs
By Sir Robert Neill MP
Despite best intentions, the Trade Bill genocide amendment risks serious constitutional and legal consequences
Instead of the genocide amendment, Parliament should be given full scrutiny and a decisive vote on the negotiating mandate for, and final sign off of, any future trade deal.
As we ‘take back control’, let’s use that to stop the cruel and dangerous fur trade Partner content
Brexit
As we ‘take back control’, let’s use that to stop the cruel and dangerous fur trade
The UK banned fur farming in 2000 but we still allow tens of millions of pounds worth of cruel fur to be imported and sold here. Now the UK has left the EU, we can change this double standard and ban fur sales.
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