World wide disquiet about Russian interference in Western democracies has cracked the debate wide open, exposing once and for all the total inadequacy of today’s legislation, says Shadow DCMS Minister Liam Byrne MP.

Sarah Carpenter, Head of Health at Unite the Union, which has 100,000 members in the health service, writes that the extra £350 million earmarked for the NHS in the Budget was 'woefully inadequate’.

Labour MP Stephen Kinnock offers a potential solution to control freedom of movement into the UK and to retain access to the single market of 500 million consumers.

Bitcoin poses a series of challenges, but we need to recognise the transformative potential of blockchain writes John Mann MP

A new strategy to help kids with alcoholic parents could be a New Year’s lifeline for thousands experiencing what I and so many others have gone through, says Jon Ashworth MP.

Toff and other young supporters and activists like her, with an ability to engage with people in a different way, have to be a part of our plans for the future, says Ben Bradley MP.

2018 might be the year that the Companies House processes are reviewed to stop someone’s previous gender being outed because of a form they’ve completed in the past says Nicky Morgan MP.

Dods People draws together a list of last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

This Conservative Government is putting all of us at greater risk by ignoring advice of senior police leaders, says former Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lord Paddick.

The number of people spending Christmas on the heart transplant waiting list is 24% higher than it was last Christmas, says NHS Blood and Transplant.

The Gambia has new politicians and a public that sees the potential of a fresh start for their country, says Ian Murray MP.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling asks questions about the effectiveness of the Multi-Operator Self Exclusion Scheme (MOSES) operated by bookmakers.

Just because Theresa May has interpreted Brexit to mean leaving the Customs Union doesn’t mean that she has a mandate to do so, says Chris Leslie MP.

SNP MP Ronnie Cowan has joined calls for the Government to introduce a legal duty of care for financial service providers – such as banks and building societies – to exercise towards their customers when the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill returns to the Commons in the New Year.

Giving powers to our towns and counties to shape their own destiny too can help engender partnership, not competition with our cities, says Mike Amesbury MP.

Labour MP Stephen Kinnock tells Liz Bates that the Government has run out of excuses over its lack of support for struggling steel communities.

Labour's Lisa Nandy asks why foster children are excluded from the Government's extended free childcare provision for 3 and 4-year-olds. 

Dods People draws together a list of last week's appointments in Westminster politics, all the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector.

Speaking at a Social Mobility conference yesterday, Education Secretary Justine Greening laid out her plan on how to crack the social mobility problem. 

NHS England said this week that loneliness can increase the risk of premature death by a third, highlights Seema Kennedy, Co-chair of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness.

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling looks at the most recent developments in the debate around problem gambling including a new group Labour for Gambling Reform which has recently had its first meeting.

Speaking to PoliticsHome Sir Mike Penning says that MPs and victims have 'no confidence' in a recent review into Primodos as he calls for a new judge-led inquiry.

Whatever the outcome of Yemen’s new political drama all parties involved must work tirelessly for the end of this senseless war, says Chair of the APPG for Yemen Keith Vaz.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) launched the Government’s Year of Engineering alongside its Skills & Demand in Industry 2017 Survey at a parliamentary event with speeches from Transport Minister John Hayes and the Government’s Envoy for the Year of Engineering Stephen Metcalfe.