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The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review

The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review

22 Apr Parliament

Imagine you are a paid-up member of the great and the good – a business leader, a former minister, a distinguished academic.

The UK is leading international efforts to secure peace in Ukraine

22 Apr Defence

The UK is leading international efforts to secure peace in Ukraine

Lord Wallace reviews 'Could it Happen Here?'

22 Apr Books & culture

Lord Wallace reviews 'Could it Happen Here?'

The UK could be a global hub for international space collaboration

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22 Apr Defence

The UK could be a global hub for international space collaboration

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

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22 Apr Health

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

20 Apr Health

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

North Pole-Axed Too Late

19 Apr History

North Pole-Axed Too Late

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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line

19 Apr Political parties

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts

17 Apr Political parties

Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich

Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich

17 Apr Political parties

Defra has lost its way

Defra has lost its way

17 Apr Environment

Space Is A Growing Battlefield. Can The UK Lead The Way?

Space Is A Growing Battlefield. Can The UK Lead The Way?

21 Apr Defence

Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is

Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is

22 Apr Defence

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The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review

22 Apr Parliament

The dos and don'ts of conducting a policy review

Imagine you are a paid-up member of the great and the good – a business leader, a former minister, a distinguished academic.

The UK is leading international efforts to secure peace in Ukraine

22 Apr Defence

The UK is leading international efforts to secure peace in Ukraine

These are serious times – war in Europe, ongoing conflict in the Middle East and growing Russian aggression.

Lord Wallace reviews 'Could it Happen Here?'

22 Apr Books & culture

Lord Wallace reviews 'Could it Happen Here?'

Lord Hennessy and Andrew Blick have produced a short but powerful exploration of whether the UK has the constitutional resilience required to resist the demands of a rogue prime minister

The UK could be a global hub for international space collaboration

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22 Apr Defence

The UK could be a global hub for international space collaboration

For over half a century, Lockheed Martin has led the way in space innovation, delivering mission-critical solutions that underpin global defence and security. As demand grows worldwide – including in the UK – its expertise has never been more vital

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

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22 Apr Health

Our challenge to the House of Lords: It’s time to make smoking obsolete

Last month, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill successfully passed through the House of Commons, bringing us one step closer to a smokefree future. As the Bill moves to the House of Lords, we ask Peers to support this vital legislation to protect future generations.

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

20 Apr Health

Experts are divided over six-month safeguard for assisted dying

As assisted dying legislation continues to be debated in Parliament, palliative care experts are divided on whether limiting it to those with a prognosis of six months or fewer would be an effective safeguard.

North Pole-Axed Too Late

19 Apr History

North Pole-Axed Too Late

Lord North was ill-suited to being a wartime prime minister but it took parliament seven years to replace him by which time America was lost. On the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, Lord Roberts of Belgravia explains why

Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying

19 Apr Health

Patients' trust in doctors must not be compromised by assisted dying

While research shows patients would prefer to discuss assisted dying with a familiar and trusted doctor, experience from other countries suggests this may be difficult to achieve in practice.

The Professor Will See You Now: Chips

18 Apr Political parties

The Professor Will See You Now: Chips

In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: chips

The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying

18 Apr Health

The Australian experience of safeguarding in assisted dying

Whether you are for or against the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales, creating a service with appropriate safeguarding is essential.

Defra has lost its way

17 Apr Environment

Defra has lost its way

A series of policy missteps has left Defra floundering, Steve Reed needs to get a grip

Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive

17 Apr Communities

Amid Trump's trade war, co-operative economics can thrive

The international and domestic kaleidoscope has been well and truly shaken.

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

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17 Apr Energy

Net Zero Innovators 2025 showcases the future of clean energy

Achieving net-zero is an immense challenge, but it is also an enormous social, environmental, and economic opportunity. That was the key message from a major conference in Aberdeen that brought innovators together to explore how they are changing the energy landscape in the UK and beyond.

There are major questions facing the NHS 10 year plan

16 Apr Health

There are major questions facing the NHS 10 year plan

The government is right to say that the challenges facing the health service require a long-term plan. But there is little clarity over how it will work in practice.

We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation

16 Apr Environment

We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation

Former National Farmers’ Union president Baroness Batters, now a crossbench peer, reflects on being ‘seven meals from anarchy’ during Covid and argues that food production must be made a UK priority. Illustration by Tracy Worrall

'A great and easy read': Lord German reviews 'Rivals in the Storm'

16 Apr Books & culture

'A great and easy read': Lord German reviews 'Rivals in the Storm'

An eminently written biography of the last Liberal prime minister, Damian Collins has produced an insightful and balanced study of the ‘Welsh Wizard’

We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

15 Apr Political parties

We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have managed to tap into public discontent. But be in no doubt: their dress-up patriotism and easy answers would be devastating for our country.

The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo

14 Apr Foreign affairs

The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo

Labour’s role in Kosovo is among our party’s greatest foreign policy successes. With pro-Russian, Serbian forces trying to destabilise the country, we must step up once again.

Lord Alderdice reviews 'The Ideological Brain'

14 Apr Books & culture

Lord Alderdice reviews 'The Ideological Brain'

Leor Zmigrod’s hypothesis that some of us are born uniquely susceptible to radicalisation – rather than shaped by our communities – makes for an engaging but flawed book

Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises

11 Apr Environment

Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises

Labour’s net-zero ambitions have attracted a range of descriptions, from ambitious and groundbreaking to unrealistic, naive and idealistic. But after the past few weeks, ‘immoral’ must also be added.

Britain can lead a new era of defence finance

11 Apr Defence

Britain can lead a new era of defence finance

Last week marked 76 years since a Labour government helped found NATO. Now this Labour government must rise to the global defence challenge once again.

The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities

11 Apr Defence

The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities

Many in the intelligence community will have been shaken by the accidental sharing of sensitive military information by Trump's advisers

Our net zero transition cannot be carried on the backs of those in slavery

10 Apr Foreign affairs

Our net zero transition cannot be carried on the backs of those in slavery

We must move quickly in collaboration with our international allies to root out this appalling practice.

Our fishermen cannot afford another disastrous deal

10 Apr Brexit

Our fishermen cannot afford another disastrous deal

The promises made to fishermen in the Brexit campaign were bold. The delivery has been anything but.

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Net Zero Week 2025

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