RAeS President, Sir Stephen Dalton, explains why now is the right time to consider the impact of its outreach programmes and look to future collaboration with industry and Government to support growth in the next two decades. 

Steve Double argues that the establishment of a home-buyers ombudsman should be considered to bring fresh focus to the sector.

One of the key challenges for the NHS is achieving a safe and speedy discharge for older people who are no longer in need of acute care but who are unable to return home immediately, says Lord Dubs.

A survey of 29,000 NAHT members showed that seven out of ten expected their budgets to be untenable by 2019, says NAHT General Secretary Paul Whiteman.

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

Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer confronts the Government over stalled Brexit negotiations, calling ministers 'too weak and divided' to get a good deal for Britain. 

The boss of the world’s largest building society, Nationwide’s Joe Garner, has called on the financial services industry to adopt a more cooperative approach to leadership if the sector is to regain trust among the British public.

Today’s announcement recognises the need for improved energy efficiency above and beyond existing regulations and opens the market to lower energy bills for consumers, says Canetis.

Modern trade deals are too important to be done behind closed doors - and it's time for parliament to step up, says Helen Dennis of Fairtrade Foundation, and Sophie Hardefeldt of the Trade Justice Movement.

British Veterinary Association President John Fishwick urges the Government to add veterinary surgeons to the Shortage Occupation List.

The Rohingya people are suffering appalling persecution. International pressure has to be imposed on the Burmese military – and Aung San Suu Kyi – to halt these crimes, writes Baroness Kinnock.

The positive health effects of art are well documented. But much more can be done to incorporate this into our care system, writes Ed Vaizey MP.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling have made recommendations to ensure that children are not being tempted to gamble.

On the fringes, panellists were all very keen to emphasise the importance of skills, particularly within the context of the industrial strategy, says Dods political consultant Andrew McQuillan.

Zoe Abrams, Director of Communications at the British Red Cross, urges the Government to create an asylum system which is fair, humane, and which reaches quick decisions.

Baroness Royall argues that placing offenders on a Violent and Sexual Offenders Register could help identify and prevent the perpetrators of serial abuse and coercive control.

Brexit dominated the party conference discussions, but there were no big announcements which provided new details, says Dods political consultant Arpinder Baryana.

Tom Purvis, Political and Economic Advisor at IPSE, responds to Peter Dowd’s article acknowledging the crucial importance of the self-employed for the UK economy. 

Self-employed workers cannot be expected to jump to the same national insurance rates as employees before their more limited rights are addressed, says Peter Dowd MP.

Dods Monitoring Consultant Kerri Blyberg gives a post-conference run down of the major housing announcements.

Government appear to be reluctant to introduce a cap and are trying to force the market into taking responsibility, says Senior Dods Monitoring Consultant Rob Micklewright.

Former 1922 Committee Secretary Mark Pritchard MP writes that: "The Prime Minister has the support of the majority of Conservative MPs and will continue to lead the Conservative Parliamentary Party and the country".

Joint FCO-DFID minister Rory Stewart MP and Nicky Morgan MP were among the speakers at a fringe meeting titled: ‘Challenging the period taboo: how ‘taps and toilets’ transform the lives of women and girls’.

The violent actions of the Spanish police will endure as a 'stark reminder of a dark day' in Spain's history, says Ronnie Cowan MP.