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The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
The government has taken a big step to protect leaseholders – but we cannot stop here
Communities
By Alistair Strathern MP
How much would you expect to pay to have a lightbulb changed? £2? £20? What about £200? That’s what one of my constituents forked out as part of a service charge for routine maintenance.
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
Social affairs
By Owen Meredith
Pride should be a celebration of inclusion — not a platform for exclusion
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Political parties
By Keiran Pedley
Keir Starmer still needs to answer one big question – what is he for?
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
Political parties
By John Higginson
Labour one year in: a great time to be unpopular
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Transport
By Lord Berkeley
The UK’s largest civil project is going belly up at taxpayers’ expense – it’s time to put HS2 Ltd into administration
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
Lord Lexden reviews 'The Spy and the Devil'
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way Partner content
Energy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Proof is belief: cutting energy bills the smart way
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
My Catholic priest tried to coerce my assisted dying vote
By Chris Coghlan MP
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Should hate crimes be reformed? Partner content
By Law Commission
Should hate crimes be reformed?
The body that keeps the law under review has launched a consultation on "inconsistent" hate crimes legislation.
Osborne cuts ‘create pressure’ for skills Partner content
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Osborne cuts ‘create pressure’ for skills
The reductions in government spending announced yesterday will “create pressures within the further education and skills sector” according to a trade association.
This time family support must be different Partner content
By Action for Children
This time family support must be different
The head of the Government's Troubled Families Unit is determined that the current push to support high risk families "has to be different" this time.
Cycling deaths up 10% Partner content
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Cycling deaths up 10%
The number of cyclists killed in road accidents rose by 10% last year. In 2012 there were 118 cycling fatalities, up from 107 in 2011.
Teachers: angry, frustrated and demoralised Partner content
By NASUWT
Teachers: angry, frustrated and demoralised
A new survey by the country’s largest teaching union has found a sharp decline in job satisfaction.
Osborne’s mixed message for disabled Partner content
By Scope
Osborne’s mixed message for disabled
A leading disability charity has welcomed measures to pay for social care.
Osborne ‘must invest in infrastructure’ Partner content
By Confederation of Paper Industries
Osborne ‘must invest in infrastructure’
The Chancellor should switch funding from day to day government spending to infrastructure investment, a trade body has said.
Reforming reform with payment by results Partner content
By Ethos Journal
Reforming reform with payment by results
Max Chambers of think tank Policy Exchange argues that the UK’s penal system is a disaster, and that payment by results will allow innovation and ultimately reduce reoffending.
Opening Northern Ireland up for business Partner content
By Ethos Journal
Opening Northern Ireland up for business
The CBI's David Fry makes the case for urgent reform of Northern Ireland's public service delivery, in the first of an Ethos series about service provision around the UK.
Is your car ready for summer? Partner content
By Institute of Advanced Motorists
Is your car ready for summer?
A few simple checks on your car could make the difference between summer hell and a happy holiday.
HS2 threat to ancient trees Partner content
By Woodland Trust
HS2 threat to ancient trees
The high-speed rail line HS2 will cause loss or damage to at least 67 irreplaceable ancient woods, unless the route is changed.
Lord Patel of Bradford: Evidence based changes needed for patient restraint Partner content
By Mind
Lord Patel of Bradford: Evidence based changes needed for patient restraint
Writing for Central Lobby, Professor Lord Patel of Bradford argues that NICE recommendations on physical restraint of people with mental health problems should be reviewed.
Rheumatoid arthritis: Raising awareness and action planning Partner content
By National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Rheumatoid arthritis: Raising awareness and action planning
Today is the start of the first ever national Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week. With this in mind Jamie Hewitt and Leo Watson from the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) look at the challenges of raising public awareness about the disease and set out why politicians need to do more.
MPs leading the way on mental health Partner content
By Mind
MPs leading the way on mental health
Good news stories from Westminster are rare, but Paul Farmer is full of praise for our MPs.
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints Partner content
Health
By Mind
Mental health patients suffer ‘dangerous’ restraints
A new report from a mental health charity has revealed that thousands of mental health patients are being put at risk.
What can the public sector teach the private sector? Partner content
By Ethos Journal
What can the public sector teach the private sector?
Public sector managers are expert persuaders used to complex decision-making, says Alexander Stevenson. Isn’t it time the private sector recognised their skills?
Mark Williams MP: The Child Maltreatment Bill Partner content
By Action for Children
Mark Williams MP: The Child Maltreatment Bill
Introducing his Private Members’ Bill to Parliament today, Mark Williams tells Central Lobby why eighty year old legislation on child neglect must be updated.
Build from scratch or build from strength? Partner content
By Heathrow
Build from scratch or build from strength?
Clare Harbord, Corporate Affairs Director at Heathrow Airport, explains the danger to the UK economy of moving the UK’s hub airport.
Airbus maiden flight on British wings Partner content
By Airbus
Airbus maiden flight on British wings
The new long-range Airbus A350 airliner completed its maiden flight today, the manufacturer has announced.
Container port ‘must recognise unions’ Partner content
By Unite
Container port ‘must recognise unions’
The leader of the country’s largest union has said he “will not countenance” a non-union port.
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP: Retailers ‘vital to electrical safety’ Partner content
By Electrical Safety First
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP: Retailers ‘vital to electrical safety’
Roberta Blackman-Woods says that there are genuine concerns within the electrical safety sector regarding changes to Part P of Building Regulations.
PSHE Association disappointed with amendment defeat Partner content
By PSHE Association
PSHE Association disappointed with amendment defeat
The PSHE Association gives its reaction to the defeat of the Children and Families Bill PSHE education amendment in the House of Commons.
Long-term unemployment ‘still rising’ Partner content
By The Work Foundation
Long-term unemployment ‘still rising’
The government must do more to reverse the increasing numbers of long-term unemployed, according to a leading think tank.
It is Gove who is failing, not GCSEs Partner content
By NASUWT
It is Gove who is failing, not GCSEs
The country’s largest teaching union has rejected claims by the Education Secretary about GCSE exams.
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