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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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Now that Brexit is done, our focus must be to forge a new special relationship with Europe
Brexit
By David Lidington and Stephen Hammond MP
Now that Brexit is done, our focus must be to forge a new special relationship with Europe
The Conservative European Forum will advocate for close strategic partnerships with our European allies, grounded in our common values and shared interests.
If we redouble our efforts, we can end the HIV epidemic by 2030
Health
By Stephen Doughty MP
If we redouble our efforts, we can end the HIV epidemic by 2030
An HIV diagnosis has gone from being a near-death sentence for sadly far too many to a manageable condition. It is critical with cuts to the UK aid budget that our action on global health is not lost.
We must criminalise abhorrent practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
Social affairs
By Alicia Kearns MP
We must criminalise abhorrent practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy
We need specific legislation rather than relying on existing GBH laws to give survivors the ability to prosecute those responsible, create formal support for survivors, ban advertising of the practice, and create a strong deterrent in law.
Put Covid vaccine clinics in the heart of communities with locally-led plans to drive BAME uptake
Coronavirus
By Jonathan Ashworth MP and Marsha de Cordova MP
Put Covid vaccine clinics in the heart of communities with locally-led plans to drive BAME uptake
We must bring together local GPs, public heath directors and pharmacists, alongside faith and community leaders to help break down barriers to vaccine uptake.
Turning the tide on decades of chronic underinvestment in the Midlands must be an urgent priority
Communities
By Darren Henry MP and Lilian Greenwood MP
Turning the tide on decades of chronic underinvestment in the Midlands must be an urgent priority
In 2021, we want to see the government deliver a step change in its promise to ‘level up’, putting the Midlands at the heart of a green recovery.
WATCH: How can we ensure patients access innovative medicines quickly? Partner content
Coronavirus
By AbbVie
WATCH: How can we ensure patients access innovative medicines quickly?
What can the UK Government and others do to ensure the system keeps pace with scientific developments, helping patients overcome delays in accessing innovative new medicines?
The UK must work with President Biden to end the silent conflict in Cyprus
Foreign affairs
By Fabian Hamilton MP and Catherine West MP
The UK must work with President Biden to end the silent conflict in Cyprus
The time is ripe for the UK government to help find a lasting settlement on the island of Cyprus
Covid risks hardwiring in disadvantage for our most vulnerable young people
Coronavirus
By Zoe Whitmore, Manager at Nacro Education Centre, Spalding
Covid risks hardwiring in disadvantage for our most vulnerable young people
The young people we support are already disproportionately disadvantaged, outside of mainstream education. The pandemic’s impact on their mental health must be a wake-up call
It’s time for the government to act on international forest destruction
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
It’s time for the government to act on international forest destruction
The UK has announced a series of restorative tree-planting programmes at home, but we still play a large role in their destruction abroad
Can The Government 'Level Up' Racial Inequality?
Political parties
By Micha Frazer-Carroll
Can The Government 'Level Up' Racial Inequality?
Boris Johnson has pledged to use the levelling up agenda to tackle racial inequality in the UK, but subsequent government speeches have called his aims into question. Micha Frazer-Carroll asks whether he will be true to his word
Wales urgently needs levelling up – but can the Government overcome the challenges of devolution and delivery?
Communities
By Stephen Crabb MP
Wales urgently needs levelling up – but can the Government overcome the challenges of devolution and delivery?
Levelling up may be a relatively new phrase in our political lexicon but the aspirations it seeks to capture have been part of our politics for decades. It speaks to the challenge of achieving a fairer, more even spread of wealth creation across the nation.
We must stamp out online hate that lays the foundation for persecution and atrocities to take place
Culture
By Margaret Hodge MP
We must stamp out online hate that lays the foundation for persecution and atrocities to take place
Government must hold social media companies responsible for establishing the identity of every user on their platform, so that anyone promoting hate speech and violence can be traced.
Government must prevent UK aid cuts from pushing the world’s most vulnerable into poverty and food insecurity
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP
Government must prevent UK aid cuts from pushing the world’s most vulnerable into poverty and food insecurity
Addressing the secondary impacts of Covid are just as important as stopping the virus itself. Government must outline how we can ensure the world’s most vulnerable are not left behind.
Government must save outdoor education centres for the sake of our young people
Education
By Tim Farron MP
Government must save outdoor education centres for the sake of our young people
Outdoor education centres have fantastic benefits for children’s physical and mental health. Their collapse would not only be devastating for the economy, but for the development and education of young people.
The Independent Expert Panel has the expertise to improve behaviour in Parliament
Political parties
By Sir Stephen Irwin, Chair of the Independent Expert Panel
The Independent Expert Panel has the expertise to improve behaviour in Parliament
A diverse and experienced group, the Independent Expert Panel on complaints in the Commons is ready to get to work.
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
Education
By The House Staff
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
The Speaker has offered the House of Commons a ‘pause for thought’ in a special commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day.
The local response to Covid should shape the government’s response to future crises
Coronavirus
By Dr Simon Kaye
The local response to Covid should shape the government’s response to future crises
The national response to Covid has been consistently off the mark. New relationships and networks working together at a local level were far better at keeping people safe.
Connecting communities and histories: capturing the proud heritage of Jewish social and economic contributions to the UK Partner content
Communities
By The National Lottery
Connecting communities and histories: capturing the proud heritage of Jewish social and economic contributions to the UK
Thanks to players of The National Lottery, £30 million is raised for Good Causes every week, funding projects like “Connecting Small Histories” and helping communities come together across the UK.
Be a light in the darkness: a new generation must stand up against atrocities
Communities
By Lord Pickles
Be a light in the darkness: a new generation must stand up against atrocities
With the turning of each year, the number of people who experienced the obscenity of the Holocaust diminishes. Gradually it is moving from living memory into the history books.
The Ministerial Interests Bill will help combat rife Tory cronyism in Westminster
Political parties
By Owen Thompson MP
The Ministerial Interests Bill will help combat rife Tory cronyism in Westminster
Billions of pounds in public contracts have been handed out to friends and associates of the Tory Party with little to no transparency or competition.
MPs must vote against ‘licence to kill’ Bill
Home affairs
By Alistair Carmichael MP
MPs must vote against ‘licence to kill’ Bill
The Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill still gives far too many public bodies sweeping powers to grant total legal immunity for informants to commit crimes.
180 years on from the founding of modern Hong Kong, what is her future?
Foreign affairs
By Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and Andrew Gwynne MP
180 years on from the founding of modern Hong Kong, what is her future?
Tuesday 26th January marks 180 years of Hong Kong’s association with Great Britain. Despite having a complicated past, the city was built on principles of internationalism, liberal trade and entrepreneurial spirit. It grew to become a global financial centre and a beacon of freedom and globalization in the East.
We need to think right now about what the Commons should look like after the pandemic is over
Culture
By James Gray MP
We need to think right now about what the Commons should look like after the pandemic is over
Parliament must review the best innovations offered by the latest technologies – or it risks a blind return to the old ways
We are determined to learn the lessons of the Gemma White report, and support all MPs and their staff through Covid and beyond
Coronavirus
By Chris Sear
We are determined to learn the lessons of the Gemma White report, and support all MPs and their staff through Covid and beyond
These difficult times may continue for some time, but we will continue to strive to make sure Members and their staff feel supported no matter what challenges arise.
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