The UK’s largest dog welfare charity Dogs Trust calls on the Government to ban the sale of electric shock collars with #ShockinglyLegal campaign.

In 2018, we should expect disabled citizens to be included equally in society to their non-disabled peers says Baroness Campbell of Surbiton.

Labour MP Peter Kyle calls for the lowering of the voting age to 16 with the introduction of a bill to Parliament alongside Conservative MP Nicky Morgan and Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb.

The mineral products industry needs to continue to invest through the whole supply chain says Mineral Products Association’s Jerry McLaughlin

The British Heart Foundation’s Chief Executive writes in support of Geoffrey Robinson MP’s Private Members’ Bill, calling for an opt-out system for organ donation, which has its second reading this week.

The government must think again about leaving Euratom, given the impact on healthcare, says Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

The government should be extremely careful about pushing people away from self-employment against their will, says IPSE's Policy Development Manager Jordan Marshall

SSE's Chief Executive says that the UK has led the way on EU wide collaboration to reduce climate change and his company has recently pledged 'to invest in clean power generation, delivering more responsive, resilient and efficient energy systems'.

Dods Monitoring's Rosie Lythgoe-Cheetham writes about outsourcing within the NHS following the collapse of Carillion, and notes that the public, NHS staff and politicians have now begun to wonder how many more weaknesses lie just beneath the surface of this model.

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

PoliticsHome looks at this week's local council by-elections and predicts who's in, who's out, who's lost the plot.

Power politics and the rush for resources will feature heavily in the race for the Arctic, says Dods Monitoring Content Specialist Connor Smart.

PoliticsHome speaks to former Labour MP Jamie Reed about his new role as Head of Development & Community Relations at Sellafield Ltd, the nuclear fuel reprocessing and decommissioning site in Cumbria.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling reflects on the recent ICE trade show and says that the Campaign has been and will continue to be 'a force in changing the political climate on gambling'.

Shadow Environment Minister Holly Lynch gives her response to the Government's 25 year plan for the environment and how it seeks to reduce plastic waste. She argues that 'if we are to get serious about tackling plastic waste we need action soon, and we need to be much more ambitious'.

The Lib Dem International Development spokesperson writes that the UK must 'lead the fight against institutionalised abuse wherever we find it' and calls for a wide and far-reaching independent inquiry into these matters to establish what happened and how widespread this behaviour was.

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

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth says hospital corridors are now routinely being used as wards as the Government starves the NHS of cash.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling shows how inadequate gambling regulations currently are when it comes to preventing crime.

Brexit-supporting Labour MP John Mann calls for a sensible, reasoned debate and tells his former Select Committee colleague "It’s time to stop insulting officials".

Lord Harris calls for a more pro-active approach in encouraging schools to take the protection of children against terrorist threats more seriously.

IKEA UK & Ireland's Country Manager writes about the company's founder who died ten days ago aged 91, and whom she had the pleasure of working with personally.

Former Minister and Tesco Director writes ahead of her Lords Question today on 'Reducing the use of plastic and ensuring the maximum amount is recycled'.

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