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Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
Communities
By Chris Williamson
As a nation, we have long understood that the cities we build shape the country we become.
Our historic Conservative win in Scotland was a victory for oil, gas and Kemi Badenoch
Political parties
By Andrew Bowie MP
Our historic Conservative win in Scotland was a victory for oil, gas and Kemi Badenoch
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
Economy
By Dan Goss
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
Andy Burnham has little time to prepare for government - he must focus on a clear overall vision
Political parties
By Dr Catherine Haddon
Andy Burnham has little time to prepare for government - he must focus on a clear overall vision
Our new leader must be himself, with no filter – or we face oblivion
Political parties
By Dan Carden MP
Our new leader must be himself, with no filter – or we face oblivion
After 100 years of greyhound racing, ministers must finally ban it
Culture
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
After 100 years of greyhound racing, ministers must finally ban it
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing
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Burnham Expected To Become Prime Minister After Special Conference On July 17
Burnham Expected To Become Prime Minister After Special Conference On July 17
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'Beginning To Look A Little Bit Silly': Al Carns' Leadership Bid Is Fading
"Beginning To Look A Little Bit Silly": Al Carns' Leadership Bid Is Fading
Political parties
Why It All Went Wrong For Starmer – And What's To Come With Burnham
Why It All Went Wrong For Starmer – And What's To Come With Burnham
Political parties
Tory supporters willing to vote Labour are an overlooked problem for Farage
Tory supporters willing to vote Labour are an overlooked problem for Farage
By Paula Surridge
Political parties
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
Migration Minister Says He “Won’t Be Intimidated” By Home Secretary
Home affairs
One In Three Of Parliament's Cleaners Face Job Losses
One In Three Of Parliament's Cleaners Face Job Losses
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Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
Communities
By Chris Williamson
Bring back city architects to help fight the nation’s infrastructure crisis
As a nation, we have long understood that the cities we build shape the country we become.
Our historic Conservative win in Scotland was a victory for oil, gas and Kemi Badenoch
Political parties
By Andrew Bowie MP
Our historic Conservative win in Scotland was a victory for oil, gas and Kemi Badenoch
Earlier this month, Douglas Lumsden won the first by-election in Scotland for the Conservative Party since 1967.
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
Economy
By Dan Goss
Manchesterism won’t survive the painful trade-offs unless it gets citizens on board
The battle of ideas over Britain’s political economy is genuinely refreshing. Manchesterism, which the King of the North is set to carry into Downing Street, sits at the forefront.
Andy Burnham has little time to prepare for government - he must focus on a clear overall vision
Political parties
By Dr Catherine Haddon
Andy Burnham has little time to prepare for government - he must focus on a clear overall vision
When he took over as Prime Minister in June 2007, Gordon Brown had been thinking about the job for over a decade and planning the succession for many months.
Our new leader must be himself, with no filter – or we face oblivion
Political parties
By Dan Carden MP
Our new leader must be himself, with no filter – or we face oblivion
I am not going to try to tell Andy Burnham what policies he must pursue from one week to the next in order to have my support.
After 100 years of greyhound racing, ministers must finally ban it
Culture
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
After 100 years of greyhound racing, ministers must finally ban it
As greyhound racing reaches its 100-year anniversary, the government must follow Wales and Scotland’s lead and commit to banning the practice in England.
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing Partner content
Environment
By Humane World for Animals UK
Come unstuck: why Britain’s glue trap laws need fixing
The Government’s Animal Sentience Committee warns the sale of glue traps is putting people “at significant risk of breaking the law”: a sales ban will protect both animals and the public
Every customer lost to the illegal market should be a concern to us all Partner content
Culture
By Betting and Gaming Council
Every customer lost to the illegal market should be a concern to us all
Some anti-gambling campaigners would have policymakers believe concerns about the gambling black market are exaggerated. They are wrong
Labour members are not as unrepresentative of voters as widely assumed
Political parties
By Patrick Seyd and Paul Whiteley
Labour members are not as unrepresentative of voters as widely assumed
Descriptions of ‘unrepresentative anoraks’ are wide of the mark, write Patrick Seyd and Paul Whiteley, who find that Labour Party members are only a little to the left of the average voter
Greece: more than a holiday destination Partner content
Economy
By Christina Georgaki
Greece: more than a holiday destination
Greece is emerging as a destination not just for tourists but for talent and investment
HFSS Is Broken by Design — And the Nutrient Profiling Model Still Can’t Fix It Partner content
Health
By British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)
HFSS Is Broken by Design — And the Nutrient Profiling Model Still Can’t Fix It
For nearly two decades, the UK’s Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) has been treated as the scientific backbone of High Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) regulation. Yet both the original 2004/5 model and the updated 2018 version share the same fundamental flaw: they were built on an incomplete understanding of carbohydrates, and they continue to misclassify one of the most widely used processed-food ingredients in the modern diet, - maltodextrins. The result is a regulatory framework that looks rigorous on paper but fails in practice.
These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action
Environment
By Alistair Strathern MP
These heatwaves show leadership cannot mean stepping back from climate action
The UK is in the throes of our second significant heatwave of the year. It is still early summer. That fact alone ought to give us pause.
Bringing back the assisted dying bill is a huge mistake
Health
By Karl Turner MP
Bringing back the assisted dying bill is a huge mistake
Over 18 months of debates, hearings and amendments failed to make the assisted dying legislation bill fit for purpose. So why is it coming back?
Ignore Tony Blair – here's what Labour should do next on Brexit
Brexit
By George Eustice
Ignore Tony Blair – here's what Labour should do next on Brexit
Labour should ignore Blair and arguments about trade – and rediscover the wisdom of Peter Shore as it seeks its EU reset, argues George Eustice
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Foreign affairs
By Baroness Chapman
Aid spending is not only our responsibility but in our best interests
Aid spending has its critics. It always has, not helped by a decade or more of politicians being unclear on the case for it. Some say it doesn’t work, and nothing gets any better.
It’s time to end the cruelty of the ‘cage age’ for egg-laying hens
Environment
By Josh Newbury MP
It’s time to end the cruelty of the ‘cage age’ for egg-laying hens
Six million egg-laying hens are still forced to endure unacceptable conditions in cages in the UK – we must act now to ban their use
We are unprepared for more frequent and intense heatwaves – and pregnant women are at particular risk
Environment
By Baroness Boycott
We are unprepared for more frequent and intense heatwaves – and pregnant women are at particular risk
As temperatures soared across the UK last month, many will have revelled in the sunshine. But for pregnant women the risks rose with the thermometer.
If Britain wants better mobile coverage, policy must encourage cooperation, not conflict
Technology
By Lord Cromwell
If Britain wants better mobile coverage, policy must encourage cooperation, not conflict
Britain has a mobile connectivity problem.
The gambling sector’s unlicensed market claims don't match the evidence Partner content
Communities
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
The gambling sector’s unlicensed market claims don't match the evidence
The deaths of Ollie Long and Ellen Mulvey expose the dangers of illegal gambling sites. Derek Webb argues that new evidence challenges widely repeated claims about the size and drivers of Britain's unlicensed gambling market
Warm Homes Fund must target charities or risk losing community services Partner content
Communities
By Social Investment Business
Warm Homes Fund must target charities or risk losing community services
Charity electricity bills have risen by 12 per cent since the start of the Iran war, and decisions on the £3.3bn Warm Homes Fund could make or break struggling community spaces
Tory supporters willing to vote Labour are an overlooked problem for Farage
Political parties
By Paula Surridge
Tory supporters willing to vote Labour are an overlooked problem for Farage
Reform UK is now grappling with the challenges of multi-party politics.
The obsessions of the old guard are destabilising British politics
Political parties
By Colm Murphy
The obsessions of the old guard are destabilising British politics
Both Labour and the Conservatives face existential challenges. Their hangups, obsessions and pathologies help explain why.
There is a strong case for subsidising North Sea drilling
Energy
By Bill Esterson MP
There is a strong case for subsidising North Sea drilling
Are oil and gas industry representatives making the wrong case for maintaining production in the North Sea?
Renewing and restoring existing housing stock needs more attention – and cash – than it is getting
Communities
By Lord Best
Renewing and restoring existing housing stock needs more attention – and cash – than it is getting
The Social Housing Bill now passing through the House of Lords gives extra impetus to the drive for more desperately needed social housing.
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