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Spotlight on Standards
Spotlight on Standards
Political parties
By Lord Empey
The last few weeks have seen acres of newsprint and hours of television devoted to MPs having second jobs and wealthy businesspeople allegedly “buying” their peerages. Social media has been full of negative comment as well, after the botched attempt to change the standards mechanism in the Commons.
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Political parties
By Georgina Bailey
Generation Next: The Anthony Mangnall interview
Battling For Body Image
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Battling For Body Image
Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Generation Next: The Alex Davies-Jones Interview
We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters
Coronavirus
By John Hayes MP
We need a more co-ordinated approach to funeral and bereavement policy matters
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
Environment
By Lord Sarfraz
The growing appetite for alternative proteins
Harnessing tech in the online advertising ecosystem
Culture
By Lord Currie
Harnessing tech in the online advertising ecosystem
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Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
Where Are They Now? Former Change UK MP Anna Soubry
By Georgina Bailey
Brexit
'Witty and brilliant': Lord Baker reviews 'Desperate Times'
'Witty and brilliant': Lord Baker reviews 'Desperate Times'
By Lord Baker of Dorking
Books & culture
Sir James Dyson Interview: The UK has been left behind in technology and innovation
Sir James Dyson Interview: The UK has been left behind in technology and innovation
By Georgina Bailey
Brexit
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How MPs Could Be Hit By Proposed Changes To Parliament’s Code Of Conduct
Political parties
How MPs Could Be Hit By Proposed Changes To Parliament’s Code Of Conduct
Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
Political parties
Yvette Cooper Makes Labour Frontbench Comeback After Keir Starmer Reshuffles Top Team
Introducing a proportional property tax would level the playing field for homeowners in deprived areas
Communities
By Grahame Morris MP
Introducing a proportional property tax would level the playing field for homeowners in deprived areas
All Adults To Be Offered Covid-19 Booster After Three-Month Gap To Tackle Omicron
Coronavirus
All Adults To Be Offered Covid-19 Booster After Three-Month Gap To Tackle Omicron
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Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?
Economy
By Georgina Bailey
Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?
From Myspace to the Metaverse, our online space has changed dramatically over the last two decades – and now legislation is having to play catch up. Georgina Bailey reports on whether the much-heralded Online Safety Bill can bring about the changes needed.
Tech Entrepreneur Martha Lane-Fox Warns Digital Divide Forcing Families To Choose Between Data Or Food
Education
By John Johnston
Tech Entrepreneur Martha Lane-Fox Warns Digital Divide Forcing Families To Choose Between Data Or Food
Tech entrepreneur and former UK digital champion Baroness Lane-Fox says the country must work harder than ever to tackle its deepening digital divide as we emerge from the pandemic.
Algorithms are undermining efforts to eradicate racism
Culture
By Chi Onwurah MP
Algorithms are undermining efforts to eradicate racism
One and a half years ago, the #BlackLivesMatter protests over the terrible killing of George Floyd shone a spotlight on racism. Last year, in a parliamentary debate to mark Black History Month, I spoke of the possibility of eradicating racism.
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Let’s get the best minds in the world to create a sustainable revolution
Environment
By Michaela Strachan, Autumnwatch presenter
Let’s get the best minds in the world to create a sustainable revolution
COP26 – is it going to be, as Greta Thunberg said, “empty promises and more blah, blah, blah”? Is it going to be headline news for a few weeks and then be dismissed from the front pages?
'Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking': The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
Economy
By Georgina Bailey
"Of course it is irritating. That's what gets people talking": The Climate Campaigners Roundtable
As the world’s eyes turn to Glasgow, many in the green movement are desperately hoping for radical action but worry whether leaders have the ability to deliver. With decades of experience in climate campaigns, albeit from different perspectives, former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, XR activist and director of Plan B, Tim Crosland, Energy UK’s CEO Emma Pinchbeck and the Green Alliance’s head of politics Chris Venables discuss what we need to see at COP26. Chaired by Georgina Bailey
Alok Sharma: COP26 is a chance to amplify the voices of vulnerable countries
Environment
By Isabella Kaminski
Alok Sharma: COP26 is a chance to amplify the voices of vulnerable countries
As President of COP26, Alok Sharma tells Isabella Kaminski he is anticipating a game of “multi-dimensional chess” to wrangle nearly 200 parties towards a global climate deal in Glasgow.
Tech can save countries like Israel threatened by climate change
Environment
By Tamar Zandberg MK
Tech can save countries like Israel threatened by climate change
As the nations of the world gather in Glasgow, we all face the same critical question. How do we combine courageous steps to combat the urgent threat of climate change, with the pressing need to reaccelerate our economies post-Covid?
Sir David Amess's Pet Bulldog Vivienne Has Been Crowned Westminster Dog Of The Year
Parliament
By Noa Hoffman
Sir David Amess's Pet Bulldog Vivienne Has Been Crowned Westminster Dog Of The Year
Vivienne, the beloved bulldog of Sir David Amess’s, who died earlier this month, has been crowned Westminster Dog of the Year.
Conservative Conference showed the public value of LGBT+ allies. Here’s why it meant so much to our community
Political parties
By Elena Bunbury
Conservative Conference showed the public value of LGBT+ allies. Here’s why it meant so much to our community
When Carrie Johnson spoke at the Conservative Party Conference this month, she told a packed fringe: “Whether you are LGBT+ or an ally like me, we are all committed to equality and acceptance for everyone, whoever you are and whomever you love.”
To make ‘levelling up’ a success, we must be guided by evidence of what works
Economy
By Lord Bassam and Baroness Valentine
To make ‘levelling up’ a success, we must be guided by evidence of what works
Levelling up provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the government to create a consensus as part of a common political agenda. To help achieve this ambitious agenda, the government must not rely on legislation alone. It will take a collaborative approach to ensure that levelling up works everywhere, not just for the areas that have easier access to Westminster.
In Conversation: David Gauke and Liam Byrne
Economy
By Georgina Bailey
In Conversation: David Gauke and Liam Byrne
As a chancellor’s right hand, the chief secretary to the Treasury
has one of the toughest jobs in government. With a combined eight
years in the Treasury, Liam Byrne and David Gauke share their
experiences. Chaired by Georgina Bailey.
Following the disastrous performance of the Europeans in the Ryder Cup, Lord Triesman discusses golf’s new handicap
Culture
By Lord Triesman
Following the disastrous performance of the Europeans in the Ryder Cup, Lord Triesman discusses golf’s new handicap
The fury accompanying the announcement of the football “Super League” was predictable. Hubris, greed and powerful interests were always likely to push the sport toward the interests of JP Morgan, the Glazers and their colleagues. In the eye of the storm, the English contingent backed out and JP Morgan acknowledged it had “clearly misjudged” how the football community would receive revelations of the multi-billion dollar scheme.
Whatever happened to the 2011 Eurosceptic Rebels?
Brexit
By Sebastian Whale
Whatever happened to the 2011 Eurosceptic Rebels?
Ten years on from what was the largest postwar rebellion on Europe, Sebastian Whale looks back at a pivotal moment in the race to secure an EU referendum – and the little-known group of Conservative MPs who helped bring it about
Bridget Phillipson: 'We need a plan from the government. There is no plan.'
Economy
By Laurence Sleator
Bridget Phillipson: "We need a plan from the government. There is no plan."
Having grown up in poverty as the child of a single mother, Bridget Phillipson knows as well as anyone how much those on low incomes suffer through lean times. It’s why, she tells Laurence Sleator, she’s determined to defend the red wall – and see the return of a Labour government.
Maiden Voyages: Sarah King; Kim Leadbeater; Jill Mortimer
Political parties
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: Sarah King; Kim Leadbeater; Jill Mortimer
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
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