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Julie Elliott: We must keep knocking down barriers in women’s football
Julie Elliott: We must keep knocking down barriers in women’s football
Culture
By Julie Elliott MP
What a summer it will be for women’s football. With the European Champions on home turf, we have already seen a record attendance at a Euros game in the Old Trafford opener that saw the Lionesses beat Austria. We have so much yet to come, not least the sell-out final at Wembley.
'A remarkable woman': Debbie Abrahams reviews new biography of Edith Summerskill
Political parties
By Debbie Abrahams MP
'A remarkable woman': Debbie Abrahams reviews new biography of Edith Summerskill
Who cares? How the outsourcing of provision for looked after children is not fit for purpose
Social affairs
By Martin Barrow
Who cares? How the outsourcing of provision for looked after children is not fit for purpose
Where Are They Now? Neil Carmichael
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Where Are They Now? Neil Carmichael
Sticky Westminster wicket: A century of cricket players in Parliament
Political parties
By Patrick Kidd
Sticky Westminster wicket: A century of cricket players in Parliament
Inclusion wins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Culture
By Marilyn Wright
Inclusion wins at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Last Dance? How our music scene is under threat from the gradual decline of nightclubs
Culture
By Charlotte Tosti
Last Dance? How our music scene is under threat from the gradual decline of nightclubs
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'A remarkable woman': Debbie Abrahams reviews new biography of Edith Summerskill
'A remarkable woman': Debbie Abrahams reviews new biography of Edith Summerskill
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Environment
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Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
Energy
By Alexander Stafford MP
Energy companies must step up to help ease the cost of living crisis
Chancellor Hails 'Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
Economy
Chancellor Hails "Resilience Of UK Economy” Despite Fastest Pay Fall On Record
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First Past the Post: MPs and peers on their parliamentary sports teams
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
First Past the Post: MPs and peers on their parliamentary sports teams
From football and rugby to rifle shooting and netball, Sienna Rodgers talks to MPs and peers about what it means to be a good sport in Parliament
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
Culture
By Lord Coe
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
It is hard to believe the London 2012 Olympic Games are already celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the opening ceremony, when Great Britain welcomed the world to London with a riveting spectacle imagined by Danny Boyle.
Lucy Powell interview: 'The Tories were found to be on the wrong side of modern Britain'
Culture
By Sienna Rodgers
Lucy Powell interview: 'The Tories were found to be on the wrong side of modern Britain'
Amid a Tory leadership race and a great British summer of sport, shadow digital, culture, media and sport secretary Lucy Powell talks to Sienna Rodgers about politics and play
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The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Health
By James Wilmore
The Chris Boardman Interview: Ending the culture war around cycling
Three decades on from winning Olympic gold, cyclist Chris Boardman has a new national challenge – getting us out of our cars and onto our bikes.
Fifty years on from the expulsion of Asians by Idi Amin, Uganda’s loss is Britain’s gain
Home affairs
By Lord Popat
Fifty years on from the expulsion of Asians by Idi Amin, Uganda’s loss is Britain’s gain
Ugandan Asians have done a lot for Britain and are proud to be British – and above all, we have never forgotten the lifeline that was extended to us
Pastimes: Stella Creasy watches Love Island
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Stella Creasy watches Love Island
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Stella Creasy settles down in front of her favourite TV show
De-stress over Recess: escape the parliamentary pressures with our MP and peer book recommendations
Books & culture
By Baroness Helic, Richard Foord, Tulip Siddiq, Baroness Bull and Lord Cormack
De-stress over Recess: escape the parliamentary pressures with our MP and peer book recommendations
From the glories of the British countryside and classic English literature to light relief in West Country tales, five parliamentarians choose their reads to help take the heat out of politics and onto the beach
LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup
Culture
By Sheila Amedodah
LGBTQ rights and the Qatar World Cup
The Qatar World Cup raises a question of how the Football Association can reconcile championing LGBTQ rights with participation in a tournament where homosexuality is illegal.
Nadine Dorries: Great British summer of sport is showcasing that we are open to the world
Culture
By Nadine Dorries MP
Nadine Dorries: Great British summer of sport is showcasing that we are open to the world
A decade on from the London 2012 Olympic Games, this year we are proving once again that nobody does it better than the United Kingdom when it comes to hosting major sporting events.
A 'remarkable' autobiography: Lord Triesman reviews 'Delivering London’s Olympic Dream'
Books & culture
By Lord Triesman
A 'remarkable' autobiography: Lord Triesman reviews 'Delivering London’s Olympic Dream'
From delivering the 2012 Olympics to tackling the state-sponsored doping of athletes, Craig Reedie has produced a fascinating account of his life and career
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
Parliament
By Vanessa Clarke
Remembering Terrence “Terry” Higgins
He was one of the first to die of AIDS and his friends founded a charity in his name both to honour him and personalise the fight to end the stigma of the disease. Forty years on, Vanessa Clarke remembers her friend and fellow Hansard scribe Terrence “Terry” Higgins.
The Mountbatten diaries: a lesson in censorship and abuse of power
Culture
By Andrew Lownie
The Mountbatten diaries: a lesson in censorship and abuse of power
The personal papers of Earl Mountbatten and his wife Edwina have finally been published, leaving me none the wiser as to why they were withheld – and with sizeable legal costs
Civil war: Inside the crumbling relationship between ministers and the civil service
Home affairs
By John Johnston
Civil war: Inside the crumbling relationship between ministers and the civil service
With relations between civil servants and ministers at breaking point, John Johnston reports on the mood in Whitehall, and the big choice facing the next prime minister on their first day in Downing Street.
Jaw-dropping entertainment: Lord Vaizey reviews 'Snakes and Ladders'
Books & culture
By Lord Vaizey
Jaw-dropping entertainment: Lord Vaizey reviews 'Snakes and Ladders'
An excellent if gentle memoir, Andrea Leadsom’s honesty and willingness to own her mistakes makes for a refreshing read
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
Education
By Tom Hunter
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
There are children starting school who “don’t know how to eat, don’t know how to sit still… some even still in nappies, they don’t know how to respond to their own name, even”.
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