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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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Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

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21 Oct 2015 Economy

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty with the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network

The case for statutory PSHE education

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21 Oct 2015 Education

The case for statutory PSHE education

The PSHE Association Chief Executive launches a new report setting out the latest compelling evidence for making PSHE education a statutory part of the curriculum.

Education and Adoption Bill 'fails to address the real problems in the education system' - ATL

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20 Oct 2015 Education

Education and Adoption Bill 'fails to address the real problems in the education system' - ATL

The union for education professionals, Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), which represents 160,000 members in the UK, calls for positive changes to the Education and Adoption Bill as it goes through the House of Lords.

Making Waves: New rules launched to make baby swimming safer

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20 Oct 2015 Culture

Making Waves: New rules launched to make baby swimming safer

The Amateur Swimming Association’s Jon Glenn explains how a new Code of Practice for baby and toddler swimming lessons and underwater photography will improve safety and empower parents.

Tax credit debate will shape Osborne’s Autumn Statement

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20 Oct 2015 Economy

Tax credit debate will shape Osborne’s Autumn Statement

Adam Lake from Turn2us, says today’s debate on reductions in tax credit is a chance to soften the blow on the poorest in society.

'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor

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19 Oct 2015 Education

'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor

Former Minister Bill Rammell, now a University Vice Chancellor, responds to a Policy Exchange report calling for £500 million of cuts to higher education spending in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

UK must be China's critical friend on human rights

19 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

UK must be China's critical friend on human rights

Congleton MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Fiona Bruce calls on the Government to address China's human rights violations ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the UK this week.

Do the SNP really want Scottish Independence?

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16 Oct 2015

Do the SNP really want Scottish Independence?

The English Democrats discuss the potential benefits to the SNP of working with them to promote the Scottish independence agenda.

Refugee crisis: What can be done?

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16 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

Refugee crisis: What can be done?

A report from the Red Cross and Scottish Refugee Council fringe at the SNP conference

Government must make childcare available outside of school hours

16 Oct 2015 Health

Government must make childcare available outside of school hours

Liberal Democrat House of Lords Spokesperson for Children, Baroness Pinnock reflects on the passage of the Childcare Bill through the House of Lords this week.

60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt

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16 Oct 2015 Environment

60th anniversary poll shows clear support for Green Belt

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Green Belt, the Campaign to Protect Rural England calls on the Government to be more specific about how development could now affect it and if public funding could be used to 'increase the quality of and access to' this land.

British children are starving during school holidays

16 Oct 2015 Health

British children are starving during school holidays

Labour MP, Ruth Smeeth, calls for the Government to tackle child food poverty during school holidays

Phillip Lee MP: An expanded Heathrow crucial to 'continued economic success of the Thames Valley'

16 Oct 2015 Transport

Phillip Lee MP: An expanded Heathrow crucial to 'continued economic success of the Thames Valley'

Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee MP writes ahead of his Adjournment debate on 'Mitigation of noise around Heathrow Airport'.

Science Minister Jo Johnson says UK should be ‘best place in Europe’ to start a business

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15 Oct 2015 Economy

Science Minister Jo Johnson says UK should be ‘best place in Europe’ to start a business

Science and Universities Minister Jo Johnson MP has this week hailed the success of some of the UK's most innovative small and medium-sized businesses, at a showcase House of Commons event.

Party conference round-up

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15 Oct 2015

Party conference round-up

Following the Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative conferences, the Dods Monitoring team has put together a collection of sector overviews, setting out the major announcements and developments in key policy areas.

Complex pension system puts off savers - new poll

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15 Oct 2015 Economy

Complex pension system puts off savers - new poll

New poll reveals that suspicion of future government changes and a complex pensions system are causing people to avoid saving more for retirement.

Government must act on dangerous ‘shared space’ projects

15 Oct 2015 Communities

Government must act on dangerous ‘shared space’ projects

Conservative peer Lord Holmes calls for a rethink on ‘shared space’ initiatives ahead of his debate in the Lords this afternoon.

Reducing emissions must include improvements for rural off gas grid householders

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15 Oct 2015 Environment

Reducing emissions must include improvements for rural off gas grid householders

Paul Blacklock, Head of Strategy & Corporate Affairs at Calor Gas writes that Calor is investing in low carbon heating and electricity generation technologies to reduce emissions.

Power play: How devolution will affect democratic accountability

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14 Oct 2015 Communities

Power play: How devolution will affect democratic accountability

Dods Political Consultant Ryan Gow analyses the potential impact of the Government's devolution agenda as the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill gets its second reading in the Commons today.

Public Policy Exchange on FOBTs

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14 Oct 2015 Culture

Public Policy Exchange on FOBTs

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling reports on a recent discussion event on the subject of gambling protections, which their own Matt Zarb-Cousin attended.

Innocent people encouraged to plead guilty to avoid excessive court fees, Bar Council warns

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14 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Innocent people encouraged to plead guilty to avoid excessive court fees, Bar Council warns

Defendants accused of a crime they have not committed may be encouraged to plead guilty to avoid new court charges in criminal cases, the Bar Council has warned ahead of a debate in the House of Lords.

Law Commission urges Government to reform intellectual property law ‘to protect businesses’

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14 Oct 2015 Home affairs

Law Commission urges Government to reform intellectual property law ‘to protect businesses’

New rules on intellectual property will protect businesses and drive economic growth, the Law Commission has said.

'Downright pathetic' - Farron attacks Cameron and Corbyn's stance on Brexit

13 Oct 2015 Foreign affairs

"Downright pathetic" - Farron attacks Cameron and Corbyn's stance on Brexit

Tim Farron criticises Cameron and Corbyn for not aligning with the IN campaign, saying any other response "is not only inadequate – it’s downright pathetic."

John Mann MP: John McDonnell’s big climb down

13 Oct 2015 Economy

John Mann MP: John McDonnell’s big climb down

John Mann MP criticises Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell for having "haplessly fallen for the Osborne trap that has been around for many months to debate."

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