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Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments

15 Apr Social affairs

Labour MP Stephen Timms, chair of the work and pensions select committee, has insisted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must "get a grip" on carer's allowance overpayments.

01 Apr Social affairs

Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families

31 Mar Social affairs

Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion

22 Mar Social affairs

Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive

15 Mar Social affairs

Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt

14 Mar Culture

Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks

13 Mar Social affairs

Michael Gove Urged To Firm Up Protections For Tenants Falling Into Rent Arrears

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15 Apr Political parties

Lords Diary: Lord Bishop of Leeds

30 Mar Communities

Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?

13 Mar Social affairs

“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics

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Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image

17 Apr Communities

New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”

17 Apr Culture

Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure

16 Apr Education

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13 Mar Social affairs

“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics

The Gaza conflict is the latest issue to increase the noise around politics and ethnicity, but Sunder Katwala calls for a more sophisticated understanding of how they interact

12 Mar Defence

Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'

Patrick Sanders infuriated Rishi Sunak by calling for a ‘citizen army’ in a speech dismissed as ‘alarmist’. But, as Sophie Church and Tali Fraser report, the debate on how to expand troop numbers has started and looks set to intensify after the election. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

28 Feb Communities

Past recast: Inside the row engulfing the National Trust

The National Trust has become the unlikely battleground for an increasingly vitriolic row over how the past should be presented. Tali Fraser meets the participants in the culture war to end them all. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

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15 Apr Social affairs

Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments

Labour MP Stephen Timms, chair of the work and pensions select committee, has insisted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must "get a grip" on carer's allowance overpayments.

15 Apr Political parties

Lords Diary: Lord Bishop of Leeds

A time of reflection on language, integrity – and joy

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11 Apr Social affairs

BVA leads joint response from the veterinary professions to Competition and Markets Authority consultation

Following an initial review of the UK veterinary services market for pets, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today concluded a consultation on a proposed Market Investigation Reference.

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08 Apr Economy

BETTING AND GAMING COUNCIL ANNOUNCE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING CUSTOMERS AND CHAMPIONING SAFER GAMBLING

STANDARDS body the Betting and Gaming Council today (8 April) announces Grainne Hurst as its new Chief Executive Officer.

01 Apr Social affairs

Former Education Minister Says Childcare Needs Boost For Students And Disadvantaged Families

Chair of the Education Select Committee Robin Walker has said Government childcare measures must go further to support families and the early years sector, urging the government to expand provisions to graduate students and disadvantaged groups.

31 Mar Social affairs

Parents Could Be Left "Disappointed" By Free Childcare Expansion

The founder of an influential parenting charity has said that the free childcare expansion promised by Government could leave parents “really disappointed” if they do not see a significant fall in their childcare costs.

30 Mar Communities

Can other countries show us how to solve Britain’s housing crisis?

Britain’s chronic housing shortage is among the biggest challenges facing the country as it heads into this year’s general election.

22 Mar Social affairs

Government Accused Of Undermining Mental Health Progress With Employment Drive

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been criticised for his claims there is a "danger" that openness around mental health has gone "too far".

Research shows awareness of the ASA boosts public trust in advertising

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22 Mar Social affairs

Research shows awareness of the ASA boosts public trust in advertising

Advertising Standards Authority campaign increased trust in the regulator and positively impacted public trust in UK advertising

15 Mar Social affairs

Future Of Renters Reform Bill Remains In Doubt

The future of the government's much-delayed Renters Reform Bill remains in doubt, with uncertainty about its path after the next parliamentary recess.

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14 Mar Social affairs

British Veterinary Association responds to Government’s new food labelling proposals

New Government proposals for fairer food labelling to provide greater transparency around the origin and methods of production of food have been welcomed by the British Veterinary Association.

14 Mar Culture

Government Set To Push Through Football Regulator Within Weeks

The Government is expected to introduce the Football Governance Bill to parliament within weeks, which will bring forward a regulator despite the Premier League having failed to come to a financial deal.

13 Mar Social affairs

“Talking about ‘white privilege’ tends to polarise views”: Understanding ethnicity and politics

The Gaza conflict is the latest issue to increase the noise around politics and ethnicity, but Sunder Katwala calls for a more sophisticated understanding of how they interact

13 Mar Social affairs

Michael Gove Urged To Firm Up Protections For Tenants Falling Into Rent Arrears

A coalition of charities including StepChange and Citizens Advice have written to housing secretary Michael Gove calling for stronger protections in the Renters' Reform Bill for tenants who fall into arrears.

12 Mar Social affairs

Gamblers need more control of their data, not less

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mustn’t remove existing protections for the public before they’ve even been deployed.

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12 Mar Social affairs

British Veterinary Association responds to Competition and Markets Authority’s review of the veterinary sector

Following an initial review of the veterinary services market for pets, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has outlined its main concerns and its provisional decision to launch a formal ‘market investigation’.

12 Mar Social affairs

This government cannot keep treating British Muslims with contempt

When the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson, made outright Islamophobic comments about the Mayor of London, people were shocked and couldn’t believe he would say something so openly and blatantly racist.

12 Mar Defence

Call of duty: The row over a 'citizens army'

08 Mar Political parties

Without all-women shortlists, can Labour maintain gender balance among its MPs?

Without formal positive action, can Labour maintain an equal gender balance among its MPs? Morgan Jones reports

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07 Mar Social affairs

New legislation regulating primate pets is ‘a step in the right direction’

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) have said new regulations, which mean all primates in England will need to be kept in zoo-level standards - in effect banning the practice of keeping them as pets – are a ‘step in the right direction’.

06 Mar Social affairs

Spring Budget's Cost Of Living Support "Thin On The Ground"

Campaigners have said the cost of living support measures announced in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget fall short of what is needed to help households struggling with the cost of living.

01 Mar Social affairs

Urgent action is needed to fix failing children’s social care

On 27 February, MPs on the Education Select Committee began hearing oral evidence as part of their enquiry into children’s social care.

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01 Mar Social affairs

Crufts 2024: Vets reveal top questions to ask when buying a puppy to avoid unwanted health issues

Ahead of international dog show Crufts, the British Veterinary Association issues advice to prospective dog owners on how to buy a healthy puppy.

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29 Feb Social affairs

BVA calls for vet practice regulation to ensure animal welfare

BVA President presses for urgent reform of ‘not fit for purpose’ Veterinary Surgeons Act at the organisation’s annual Westminster dinner.

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