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Lord Maude reviews 'The Art of Delivery'

Lord Maude reviews 'The Art of Delivery'

15 Jul Books & culture

Michelle Clement has produced a brilliant account of the creation of the No 10 Delivery Unit and the travails of the Blair government to implement its public service reforms

Chronic pain: the hidden health crisis Britain can no longer ignore

15 Jul Health

Chronic pain: the hidden health crisis Britain can no longer ignore

Rising suicide rates show the mental health crisis isn’t about over-diagnosis – the failure to address it is causing misery

15 Jul Health

Rising suicide rates show the mental health crisis isn’t about over-diagnosis – the failure to address it is causing misery

We must modernise our archaic fertility laws

15 Jul Health

We must modernise our archaic fertility laws

Building the future: transforming housing in the Liverpool City Region

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15 Jul Home affairs

Building the future: transforming housing in the Liverpool City Region

Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably

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15 Jul Energy

Labour should increase support for hybrid heating solutions to lower rural emissions affordably

Social clubs give people a sense of belonging

14 Jul Communities

Social clubs give people a sense of belonging

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Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings

Labour Peers Want New Rules For Lords Debates After A Rise In Midnight Sittings

14 Jul Parliament

UK Space Commander: 'Highly Likely' First Assault On UK Will Be In Space

UK Space Commander: "Highly Likely" First Assault On UK Will Be In Space

13 Jul Defence

Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary

Islamophobia Working Group Chair Says Definition May Be Unnecessary

10 Jul Communities

'Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined': MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

"Young Women's Bodies Are Not Resources To Be Mined": MPs Back Changes To Egg Donation Rules

12 Jul Health

Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'

Labour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The "Modern Internet Age"

13 Jul Communities

New Living Standards Labour Group Wants To Create Cost Of Living Policies With Cut Through

New Living Standards Labour Group Wants To Create Cost Of Living Policies With Cut Through

11 Jul Political parties

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Lenders urged to rethink age limits for older borrowers

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12 Nov 2015 Economy

Lenders urged to rethink age limits for older borrowers

Head of Mortgage Policy at the Building Societies Association, Paul Broadhead, calls on the financial sector and policy makers to work together to provide better borrowing opportunities for older borrowers

Will the Government break its promise and put the brakes on cycling funding?

11 Nov 2015 Transport

Will the Government break its promise and put the brakes on cycling funding?

Shadow Transport Minister Daniel Zeichner MP calls on the Government to fulfil promises made on investment in cycling in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'

11 Nov 2015 Environment

'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'

Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Baroness Parminter writes following her question in the Lords this week calling for updated legislation related to dog breeding and boarding.

Shortage of HGV drivers is ‘a real threat to Christmas’ - Road Haulage Association

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11 Nov 2015 Transport

Shortage of HGV drivers is ‘a real threat to Christmas’ - Road Haulage Association

Hauliers and logistics professionals joined MPs at an event in Parliament to mark National Lorry Week and to hear about current issues facing the haulage sector in the crucial months before Christmas.

Cameron’s EU rhetoric must reach outside the Westminster bubble

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10 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Cameron’s EU rhetoric must reach outside the Westminster bubble

With the prime minister setting out the terms of his EU renegotiations today, Political Consultant Chris Fairbank outlines the key themes and what they will mean for the political battle ahead.

Gambling Commission lawyer says Dame Tessa Jowell is 'not right'

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10 Nov 2015 Culture

Gambling Commission lawyer says Dame Tessa Jowell is "not right"

Matt Zarb-Cousin from the Campaign for Fairer Gambling reports on a recent Gambling and Licensing conference in central London.

Stephen Gethins MP: Scots are now 'closer to the EU exit door than ever before'

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Gethins MP: Scots are now 'closer to the EU exit door than ever before'

The SNP’s Westminster Spokesperson on Europe, Stephen Gethins MP writes ahead of his debate today on the role of devolved administrations in the UK renegotiation of EU membership.

Global businesses will spend more on cybersecurity - EY survey

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10 Nov 2015 Economy

Global businesses will spend more on cybersecurity - EY survey

More than half of UK organisations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets over coming 12 months, EY survey finds

‘A world-class economy requires world-class broadband’

10 Nov 2015 Culture

‘A world-class economy requires world-class broadband’

DCMS Secretary John Whittingdale announces changes to broadband stipulating that Ofcom must publish information on connection speeds for postcode areas, helping residents and businesses alike

'Significant visa reform is essential' to increase economic and cultural links with India

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09 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

'Significant visa reform is essential' to increase economic and cultural links with India

Lord Lee (Co-Chairman of the Tourism APPG & Chairman of ALVA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways CEO Craig Kreeger ask the Government to extend visa changes offered to Chinese tourists, to Indian visitors in the week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official UK visit.

National Living Wage will cause ‘care catastrophe’ – new report

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06 Nov 2015 Health

National Living Wage will cause ‘care catastrophe’ – new report

Government support will be needed to stave off catastrophe in the care sector due to the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW), the UK’s leading care home provider has found.

Government higher education reforms ‘must not be a burden,’ Universities UK warns

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06 Nov 2015 Education

Government higher education reforms ‘must not be a burden,’ Universities UK warns

President of Universities UK, Dame Julia Goodfellow, gives her analysis of the Government’s higher education green paper.

MPs voice concern over worsening UK skills gap

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05 Nov 2015 Economy

MPs voice concern over worsening UK skills gap

The UK skills gap is getting worse, with 20% more insurance companies reporting shortages than in 2013, according to the latest annual Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night

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05 Nov 2015 Environment

Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night

With bonfire night upon us, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is encouraging pet owners to prepare pets to prevent possible upset from fireworks.

Baroness Tyler: Government must increase spending to ensure Equality4MentalHealth

05 Nov 2015 Health

Baroness Tyler: Government must increase spending to ensure Equality4MentalHealth

Lib Dem Spokesperson for Mental Health Baroness Tyler writes in support of the cross-party Equality4MentalHealth campaign launched this week, calling for increased Government funding for mental health services.

Australians losing $12 billion a year on high stakes gambling machines

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04 Nov 2015 Culture

Australians losing $12 billion a year on high stakes gambling machines

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes in response to an Australian documentary about high stakes gambling machines with up to 200,000 across that country and $12 billion losses every year.

Radical solutions needed to solve housing crisis

04 Nov 2015 Economy

Radical solutions needed to solve housing crisis

Ahead of his debate on modern prefabricated housing, Damian Collins MP calls on ministers to support and encourage builders to use this technology.

Why funding for science matters

04 Nov 2015 Economy

Why funding for science matters

Ahead of her debate in Parliament today, Labour’s Angela Smith tells PoliticsHome’s Central Lobby why the chancellor needs to prioritise funding for science, a sector that “more than pays its way”.

Lilian Greenwood MP & Daniel Zeichner MP: Buses are vital for our communities – but passengers need reform

03 Nov 2015 Transport

Lilian Greenwood MP & Daniel Zeichner MP: Buses are vital for our communities – but passengers need reform

Shadow Transport Ministers Lilian Greenwood MP & Daniel Zeichner MP call on the Government to bring forward its promised Buses Bill and make bus tendering a viable option for local transport authorities.

Going soft on white collar crime?

03 Nov 2015 Home affairs

Going soft on white collar crime?

Labour's Shadow Attorney General Catherine McKinnell MP writes in response to the Westminster Hall debate today on 'Prosecuting corporate economic crime'.

Keep corporate liability under the spotlight

03 Nov 2015 Home affairs

Keep corporate liability under the spotlight

Conservative MP Byron Davies is a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption and a former Police Detective. He is calling on Government to keep the spotlight on corporate and economic crime.

MPs briefed on Bovine TB

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03 Nov 2015 Environment

MPs briefed on Bovine TB

The British Veterinary Association hosted a briefing in Parliament attended by MPs including members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

Lord McConnell: Keeping children safe in emergencies

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03 Nov 2015 Foreign affairs

Lord McConnell: Keeping children safe in emergencies

Labour peer Lord McConnell says while the world debates over the best response to humanitarian emergencies, someone needs to have responsibility for child protection and that response has to be immediate.

Sight tests must be available in all special schools

03 Nov 2015 Health

Sight tests must be available in all special schools

Ahead of her Westminster Hall Debate and Early Day Motion on the subject of sight tests in special schools, Siobhain McDonagh MP outlines why government needs to fund appropriate eye care for children with special education needs.

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