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The Health Bill must protect patients who depend on specialised services
The Health Bill must protect patients who depend on specialised services
Health
By Andy McDonald MP
The Health Bill returning to Parliament this week is far more than an organisational restructuring.
'A distinguished piece of work': Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
Books & culture
By Lord Blackwater
"A distinguished piece of work": Lord Blackwater reviews 'De Gaulle: Résistance'
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Environment
By Carla Denyer MP
North Sea oil and gas is a test of leadership for Labour and they’re already failing
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
Foreign affairs
By Lord Darroch
Bin the lectures, bring gossip and be ready to banter: how the new PM should prepare for his Trump encounter
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Political parties
By Danny Kruger MP
When Nigel Farage enters No 10, he will not fall into Whitehall's trap
Energy security is national security Partner content
Energy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Energy security is national security
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
Economy
By Mike Reader MP
The Trade Triangle will only work if growth reaches every region
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Lee Anderson: Tory MPs Were Snobs About How I Speak
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Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
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Britain must lead the creation of an international fund for Israel and Palestine
Foreign affairs
By Lord Alderdice
Britain must lead the creation of an international fund for Israel and Palestine
An international fund can play an important role in making positive change possible between Israeli and Palestine, but it needs political support and the involvement of international partners.
The UK must be a place of sanctuary for refugees
Home affairs
By Baroness Ludford
The UK must be a place of sanctuary for refugees
My Bill would enable child refugees to bring their parents and siblings to join them in the UK, as well as allowing adult refugees to be joined by their children.
The Home Office must replace bullying rhetoric with fair and effective immigration policies
Home affairs
By Lord Dubs
The Home Office must replace bullying rhetoric with fair and effective immigration policies
The “hostile environment” is being unleashed on genuine refugees. If its aim was to remove failed asylum seekers, it’s not working.
Britain can lead the way in restoring our oceans by strengthening our network of protected areas
Environment
By Selaine Saxby MP
Britain can lead the way in restoring our oceans by strengthening our network of protected areas
Globally our oceans are at a tipping point. To reverse this we must establish fully protected, no catch zones to give our marine wildlife space to recover.
Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis
Communities
By Lord Bird
Government must step in to prevent a Covid induced mass homelessness crisis
The enormous amount of prospective homeless people and families dwarfs any other emergency that homeless advocates like me have ever seen before. Government must reinstate the eviction ban.
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Environment
By Baroness Bennett
Government must fix huge flaws in the Environment Bill
Empty words that the government has promised to protect food and animal welfare standards so there's no need to write it into law are not going to hack it.
Maiden Voyages: Robin Millar and Anum Qaisar Javed
Political parties
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Robin Millar and Anum Qaisar Javed
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
A ban on fur would be unworkable and unsustainable. Here's why Partner content
Environment
By British Fur Trade Association
A ban on fur would be unworkable and unsustainable. Here's why
On 31st May, a bank holiday, the Government slipped out a four week call for evidence on the UK fur sector that could be the precursor to restrictions or a complete ban.
Government must keep it’s word and reverse devastating foreign aid cuts
Foreign affairs
By Andrew Mitchell MP
Government must keep it’s word and reverse devastating foreign aid cuts
During a global pandemic, will we be thanked for pulling the rug from under the poorest countries of the world?
Summer of Culture: What will the return look like where you are?
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Summer of Culture: What will the return look like where you are?
After 15 months of mothballing, the UK’s cultural gems are nearly back in business. The directors of 14 theatres, galleries and operas around the country tell Georgina Bailey what they hope re-opening will look like – and what they need to recover.
Our children’s futures are a second-order concern for this Tory government
Education
By Peter Kyle MP
Our children’s futures are a second-order concern for this Tory government
In contrast to the government’s damp squib, we have proposed an ambitious Children’s Recovery Plan which presents a roadmap for all children to play, learn and develop as we exit the pandemic.
La clemenza di Tito: An opera with plenty of political machination – but Sir Bob Neill finds the production at odds with Mozart’s original message
Books & culture
By Sir Robert Neill MP
La clemenza di Tito: An opera with plenty of political machination – but Sir Bob Neill finds the production at odds with Mozart’s original message
Perhaps the most significant thing about this run of performances of Mozart’s late work is that they happened at all, and the producers are to be lauded for that alone.
We need to level up the education playing field
Education
By Anne Longfield
We need to level up the education playing field
Children in many of the worst-affected areas have faced a triple whammy of long-term deprivation, digital poverty and lost learning days. More investment in education catch up is essential, it must be an economic priority.
Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Funding Net Zero: how investment can unleash a green revolution
As COP26 approaches, the world will be talking more and more about how we meet the challenges of climate change. But John Godfrey, L&G’s Corporate Affairs Director, is more interested in actions than words. He tells us why “inclusive capitalism” is the key to the UK’s future economic and environmental success.
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery
Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Coronavirus
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: kick boxing with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
In the first in a new series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with a Parliamentarian to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. First up, kickboxer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Government’s failure to provide festivals with Covid insurance is paradoxical and disappointing
Culture
By Earl of Clancarty
Government’s failure to provide festivals with Covid insurance is paradoxical and disappointing
It is not too late for the government to step in with an insurance scheme for festivals. It would allow events to run without organisers shouldering the risk if we suffer another wave and they are forced to cancel again.
Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
Coronavirus
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
The government has now launched part of its plan for education catch-up in England. Widely anticipated by the education sector, the scheme did not made the headlines education secretary Gavin Williamson would have been hoping for.
Government’s miserly school catch up fund confirms their lack of ambition for education
Education
By Paul Whiteman
Government’s miserly school catch up fund confirms their lack of ambition for education
Schools need support. That’s why the government’s failure to put their money where their mouth was such a disappointment.
‘He was ahead of his time’: David Morris pays tribute to Mike Weatherley
Obituaries
By David Morris MP
‘He was ahead of his time’: David Morris pays tribute to Mike Weatherley
I first met Mike Weatherley when I worked in the music industry 30 years ago and it was a shock to us both to meet again when we were elected in 2010. We were the same but older, in a different world. We loved it.
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way Partner content
Education
By Inc Arts
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way
Amanda Parker founded Inc Arts with the goal of championing inclusive change across the creative industries – here she tells us about her vision of a future that collaborates, rather than calls out.
The Underground Railroad: An epic vision of Black American history
Books & culture
By Kim Johnson MP
The Underground Railroad: An epic vision of Black American history
When I embarked on watching this 10-part adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s, 2016 Pulitzer prize winning novel on slavery, The Underground Railroad, I had high expectations – but also dread and anxiety as to how the subject would be tackled by the renowned director, Barry Jenkins.
As the lockdown begins to lift, find your happy place Partner content
Education
By The National Lottery
As the lockdown begins to lift, find your happy place
Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability Partner content
Economy
By Catapult Network
Catapults are making UK innovation happen – the future of UK R&D and innovation capability
From enabling the consortia that produced thousands of ventilators for the National Health Service, setting up the Lighthouse testing labs network, scaling up vaccine manufacturing, to playing an integral role in creating the first compound semiconductor cluster, the UK’s Catapult Network is proving to be invaluable in achieving the country’s innovation ambition.
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