A Prime Minister without a personal mandate from the public and without parliamentary backing will find it incredibly difficult politically to exit without a deal on 31st October, writes Dods Monitoring's Laura Hutchinson. 

Our laws are failing dying people, their families and those who must enforce it, we must do better, says Karin Smyth MP.

The financial sector should not rely on the market forces, but genuinely take into account consumer outcomes to avoid regulatory interventions, which could hurt both the sector and consumers, says Maria Busca.

With 3.5million grey squirrels in the UK against just 140,000 red squirrels, it follows that where there are live grey squirrels, there will be dead reds, says Trudy Harrison MP. 

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable is launching a cross-party 'Good Systems Agreement' which plans to hold a short, focused, citizens’ assembly, where a large group of ordinary citizens can subject the arguments for different electoral systems to scrutiny.

Former Defra minister, George Eustice MP writes on his Westminster Hall debate on the religious slaughter of farm animals: "Non-stun slaughter is only supposed to be allowed on the basis of religious need but this requirement is not enforceable in practice."

Darren Shirley, Chief Executive of the Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT), and Katy Taylor, Go-Ahead Group’s Commercial and Customer Director, explain why it is vital to create a national strategy for buses to tackle congestion, address social exclusion, cut air pollution and support high streets. 

In a post-Brexit world, the Government is seeking to forge a new bilateral trade agreement with the US. But this could have wide-ranging implications for the UK’s life sciences sector, as Nabil Rastani writes. 

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Sadly, history tells us that the Tories will put party ahead of country. The future of our United Kingdom relies on this precedent being broken, says Karin Smyth MP. 

Former Territorial Army serviceman, the Liberal Democrat defence spokesperson Jamie Stone writes to mark Armed Forces Day which offers an opportunity to “thank and celebrate the incredible men and women across our Armed Services”.

Whilst there has been scrutiny in the specialist press, little attention has been paid in the mainstream political arena to the Augar Review and the future of Further and Higher education, says Lord Blunkett.

Speaking at the 2019 Mineral Products Conference, sponsored by Wincanton, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association Nigel Jackson said “enough is enough” when it comes to current political gridlock at Westminster. 

SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron writes following her House of Commons Adjournment debate on Smart cities: “Innovation is happening now, and it is time to commit ourselves to what could be the next industrial revolution".

The CEO of Mace, Mark Reynolds, says whether it is Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt that ends up in Number 10, they would do well to take note of the emerging evidence demonstrating the link between buildings and public sector productivity levels. 

Debbie Abrahams MP urges the Government to include a Dementia Fund in the forthcoming Spending Review to end the unfairness facing people with dementia.

Tim Banfield, Chair of the Association for Project Management’s (APM) Projecting the Future Group writes ahead of APM’s conference this week in Manchester.

Brexit was a kick against the establishment for many, says Labour's Clive Lewis. But he argues that the left cannot win by re-running the 2016 Remain campaign.

Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.

Nick Brown, Head of Sustainability at Coca-Cola European Partners GB, talks about the business’ latest packaging initiatives, two years since the company launched its sustainable packaging strategy.

The NHS Long-Term Plan delivered a new focus on prevention but came with a warning: government needs to deliver on public health funding, writes Dods Monitoring's Daniel Laing. 

Planning and placemaking remain major barriers to solving the housing crisis. With councils under pressure, why do they keep building the wrong homes in the wrong places?

For two years IKEA UK has been working with Breaking Barriers, a London-based charity to help refugees find meaningful employment.