Stevens certainly knows how to target the Government’s weaknesses, focussing on Brexit, public sector pay and NHS funding, says Dods Political Consultant Bruce Reilly.

Calor is calling on the Chancellor to reverse recent reforms to the Business Energy Efficiency tax regime to prevent the price of gas for small to medium sized businesses soaring by 2019. 

Lib Dem Young People’s Spokesperson reflects on a parliamentary question this week on 'Digital resilience programmes and young people'.  

The Chancellor must take bold action in the forthcoming Budget to improve access to finance for SME builders if he wants to tackle the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Chief Executive Brian Berry.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling poses questions about the academic research into problem gambling and links to the gambling sector itself.

Shadow Minister Holly Lynch writes following a shift on patrol with West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to see the challenges they face throughout the year, especially on Bonfire Night.

The social and economic value that responsible finance providers generate is significant; for every £1 responsible finance providers lend, they generate £7 in economic value, says Responsible Finance.

The Lib Dem Home Affairs spokesperson writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on 'Funding for community policing' following the loss of 2,850 police staff and 2,150 PCSOs since 2015.

How must Mark Garnier feel this afternoon?

Pauline Latham MP says the Government owes it to the large Ukrainian community in the UK to recognise the extermination of millions of their ancestors who died during Holodomor for what it is: a genocide. 

Former Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Chair Baroness McIntosh writes in advance of her Parliamentary question today on "Discussions with farming organisations about the future of farm support post-Brexit".

Shadow Business and International Trade Minister Bill Esterson calls for a judge-led inquiry into RBS due to "inappropriate action taken by some at RBS and at other banks" which has he writes "caused much pain for those involved and accelerated a breakdown in trust".

Almost 50% of disabled people report feeling uncomfortable with sharing information about their impairment or condition in the workplace, finds Scope.

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

Co-Chair of the Creative Industries Council (CIC) writes about the work of the Council and the Government to boost this growing sector and maximise its commercial success.

The UK has gone “some way backwards” on attitudes towards health and safety since the landmark introduction of regulations and protections at work in the 1970s, a Labour MP has said.

Nine in 10 people who pay for their own care in England won’t benefit if the ‘cap’ on care costs, currently set at £72,000 goes ahead, finds new research from Independent Age.

Labour MP Conor McGinn writes ahead of his adjournment debate this afternoon on the contribution of music to the UK economy which employs 140,000 people directly in the UK and which contributed £4.4 billion to the economy last year.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling summarises the Urgent Question earlier this week in the House of Commons on gaming machines and social responsibility, promoting the DCMS consultation in this area which closes on 23rd January.

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

Volumetric concrete mixers, weighing upwards of 40 tonnes, are currently exempt from strict HGV regulation due to a legal loophole, says the Mineral Products Association.

Today, the British Safety Council will be holding a reception in Parliament to launch its new Manifesto, which will set the tone for the future of the organisation. In 1982, Andy Slaughter worked as press officer for the British Safety Council under its charismatic and often controversial founder James Tye, when the charity was constantly in the headlines with good or bad news. 

Conservative manifesto commitment to challenge the agreed definition of what constitutes Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) could undermine cross-party consensus on the 0.7% spending target, says Lord Collins.

Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Baroness Jenny Randerson writes ahead of her debate in the House of Lords on 'Measures to improve the reliability of railway services'.