Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon Layla Moran writes following her parliamentary debate on the route for the Oxford Cambridge Expressway. 

SSEN’s Director of Transmission writes following the completion of Caithness-Moray transmission link, the largest single investment ever undertaken by the SSE Group and represents the most significant investment in the north of Scotland electricity transmission system since the 1950s. 

Former Liberal Democrat Director of Campaign & Elections Lord Rennard writes following the conclusion of the South Thanet court case. He argues the case shows that election laws now need to be clarified and says the Electoral Commission is currently consulting to see if secondary legislation could address these issues.

Neil Coyle MP says that "the red light many believe Amber Rudd had shown to extending Universal Credit" is a ploy to move over a million people and their families onto the failing system - but without the potential safeguards MPs and welfare organisations would like to have provided.

Labour MP Lisa Nandy writes ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on the franchising of Crown Post Offices and the effect on high streets and local communities.

Former Treasury minister Stephen Timms MP writes about recent changes to gambling policy in light of changes he brought forward in Government twenty years ago. He writes that despite promising to behave responsibly, Bookmakers "simply let greed rip, fleecing vulnerable punters without restraint for years".

Labour MP Judith Cummins writes ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on Apprenticeships and skills policy and calls on the Government to "address the regional imbalances that are built into the Apprenticeship Levy".

While the Government focuses on the countdown to Brexit, we’re counting up the days since the social care Green Paper was first announced. We now have sight of The NHS Long Term Plan, but a vital piece of the puzzle is still missing, says Ray Mitchell, Head of Influencing, Independent Age.

Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Sir Ed Davey writes that the attempted Channel crossings by refugees show the Government has failed to take control of UK borders, due to Border Force funding cuts of £40 million since 2015, reducing the number of officers by 600.

A New Year’s resolution to which we can all aspire in 2019 is peace in Yemen, but what needs to occur to make that happen? Keith Vaz MP explains.

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

Pessimism, concern and uncertainty are prevalent among UK managers as the March 29th Brexit deadline looms ever closer, according to a survey of over 900 UK based members of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

New research by YouGov, commissioned by Slimming World, reveals widespread confusion about the role of carbohydrates in health and weight loss, as a result of anti-carb messages and myths.

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

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes that despite Brexit dominating Westminster politics, legislation reducing the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) from £100 to £2 a spin on 1st April 2019 has now completed its passage through parliament.

Woodland Trust CEO Beccy Speight writes about the newly introduced Environment Bill which was published this week: "We are encouraged by what we have seen of the Government’s proposals so far which could make a positive impact to ensure the environment is healthy, resilient and sustainable for the future".

Transformation Director Angela Seeney writes that in 2018 "the Sellafield nuclear site has had one of the most significant years of change in its 60 year history".

We have built around two million too few homes across the country resulting in high prices, high rents, many fewer social homes and serious difficulties for younger people wanting to buy their own home, says Lord Shipley.

Doesn’t the Chancellor realise that it is the public purse that will sooner rather than later have deal with the social and political consequences of bank closures, asks Lord Lea.

Former Minister and Tesco Director, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, writes ahead of her Lords debate today on plastic recycling, that the Resources and Waste Strategy offers "a major opportunity to move decisively forward and deliver the single system of recycling that manufacturers, processors, retailers, food service and confused consumers are all crying out for".  

Government must ensure defibrillators are in every school and sports centre and that funding is in place to enable this, says Maria Caulfield MP.

The double dip with both landlord and tenant being charged these extortionate admin fees will soon be a thing of the past. This change in the law cannot come soon enough, says Baroness Grender.

We rely on fire and rescue personnel to save and protect us from danger. It’s time for them to rely on us to give them the help and support they need, says Emma Dent Coad MP.

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