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Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Communities
Modern housing developments in Nottinghamshire promised residents a better life, but now they feel some of those promises have been broken. And while many of these voters are ready for “change”, they remain unsure of who they can trust to deliver it.
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On 'Lanyards And Toilet Tsars'
Social affairs
Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Political parties
Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
Social affairs
People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Social affairs
MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
Social affairs
Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform
The House Live
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
Political parties
By Ben Guerin
Labour ran a slick digital campaign – but no party dominated the air war
What Battersea wants to see in the first 100 days of the new government Partner content
Communities
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
What Battersea wants to see in the first 100 days of the new government
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports Partner content
Home affairs
By Horticultural Trades Association
Britain’s Environmental Horticulture and Gardening businesses are faced with uncertainties on crucial imports
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Political parties
By Sienna Rodgers
Jewish Labour Movement chair Mike Katz: ‘It's lovely being popular again’
Mike Katz, the influential chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the affiliate society's renewed popularity within the party and its journey from campaign strike in 2019 to 'full throttle' in this general election
Women's Issues Have Seen A 'Sea Change' In Parliamentary Attention
Political parties
Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention
MPs and campaigners have declared there has been a parliamentary “sea change” on women's issues, as a range of topics primarily affecting women are taking an ever more prominent place in politics.
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
Political parties
By Tali Fraser
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
As Westminster gets ready for its close-up with a general election approaching, Tali Fraser finds out who is doing what to get their ‘glow up’
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Ukrainians In The UK Say They Are 'Scared For Tomorrow' And Demand Tougher Russia Sanctions
Defence
Ukrainians In The UK Say They Are "Scared For Tomorrow" And Demand Tougher Russia Sanctions
The UK government must urgently bring forward tougher economic sanctions on Russia, Ukrainians living in London have said during an emotional demonstration outside Downing Street.
Home Office Worry London Mayor Has Lost Met's Trust After 'Messy' Handling Of Cressida Dick Resignation
Home affairs
Home Office Worry London Mayor Has Lost Met's Trust After "Messy" Handling Of Cressida Dick Resignation
London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s “messy” handling of Dame Cressida Dick’s resignation may have damaged relations with front-line officers, according to government insiders.
Openreach creates 4,000 new jobs after a record year for hiring women engineers Partner content
Communities
By Openreach
Openreach creates 4,000 new jobs after a record year for hiring women engineers
Openreach today announced it will create and fill more than 4,000 jobs during 2022 – including around 3,000 apprenticeships – as it continues to invest billions of pounds into its broadband network, people and training.
The Henry Dimbleby Interview: Breaking The Junk Food Cycle
Health
By John Johnston
The Henry Dimbleby Interview: Breaking The Junk Food Cycle
As Henry Dimbleby awaits a formal response to his National Food Strategy report, the government’s food tsar explains why state action is crucial if Britain is to break the damaging junk food cycle and reverse the constant rise in obesity figures.
MPs Call For An 'Extreme Porn' Ban To Be Added To The Online Safety Bill
Social affairs
MPs Call For An "Extreme Porn" Ban To Be Added To The Online Safety Bill
The chair of the Joint Select Committee on the Online Safety Bill has called for “extreme pornography” to be banned from the internet in the UK.
The Last Workplace Taboo: Women's Experiences Of Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Health
By Kate Proctor
The Last Workplace Taboo: Women's Experiences Of Endometriosis, Adenomyosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Endometriosis, adenomyosis and polycystic ovary syndrome are painful conditions that affect one in 10 women. For many, the workplace remains a challenging environment to be upfront about their illness in. Kate Proctor, who has adenomyosis, looks at women’s experiences and what needs to change.
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
Communities
Over A Quarter Of Tory Voters Would Not Vote For Boris Johnson's Conservatives If They Had Their 2019 Vote Again, Poll Shows
More than a quarter of Conservative voters who backed Boris Johnson at the 2019 general election would change their vote if they could go back in time, new polling has shown.
Michael Gove Has Defended Boris Johnson Over False Jimmy Savile Claim
Political parties
Michael Gove Has Defended Boris Johnson Over False Jimmy Savile Claim
Michael Gove does not believe that the Prime Minister should apologise for accusing Labour leader Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile – a debunked claim that is regularly shared among right-wing groups online.
Partner content
Home affairs
By Policy@Manchester
Institutional abuse and neglect: time for policy and regulatory reform?
Attention to the abuse and neglect of people in institutional settings is at the forefront of existing and proposed policy agendas. Investigations, reviews and calls for action feature in the workload of the Joint Committee on Human Rights; the Health and Social Care Select Committee; the Equality and Human Rights Committee and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Most recently, the failure of existing regulatory, corporate and legislatives regimes to safeguard people with learning disabilities and autism against poor inpatient care resulted in the development of the National Safe and Wellbeing Programme by the NHS Executive in 2021. That policy initiative acknowledged that “current quality oversight processes are not always robust enough to identify poor standards of care particularly in relation to people’s physical wellbeing and quality of life.” In this blog, Kirsty Keywood and Margaret Flynn use their experience of undertaking and contributing to a number of Safeguarding Adult Revie
Healthcare professionals lack sufficient training and awareness of sickle cell disease
Health
By Florence Eshalomi MP
Healthcare professionals lack sufficient training and awareness of sickle cell disease
Sickle cell is an inherited disease. When parents both carry the sickle cell trait, it is a cruel game of chance as to whether children inherit the trait but remain asymptomatic, have no trait at all, or have to live with symptomatic sickle cell disease.
Is it time to ban trail and drag hunting? Lord Herbert says No
Environment
By Lord Herbert of South Downs
Is it time to ban trail and drag hunting? Lord Herbert says No
Even in these unusual times, tens of thousands of people went to see their local pack of hounds at traditional Boxing Day meets. Seventeen years on from the hunting ban, some 250 packs of foxhounds, harriers and beagles are still going strong. Today, hounds no longer pursue live quarry, but instead the trail of a scented rag.
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
Homes Under The Hammer: Inside Devon's Housing Crisis
The tranquil Devon countryside has long been a holiday maker’s dream. Yet the explosion in tourist accommodation and second homes during Covid has seen property prices skyrocket to more than 14 times the average local salary. Georgina Bailey reports.
The government must set the Commons free to make up its mind on the issue of assisted dying
Social affairs
By Lord Falconer
The government must set the Commons free to make up its mind on the issue of assisted dying
With public opinion solidly in favour of assisted dying, the government must make time in the Commons to let MPs come to a decision on this matter of conscience
'Assisted dying' risks being seen and used as a cheap solution for human suffering
Social affairs
By Baroness Finlay
'Assisted dying' risks being seen and used as a cheap solution for human suffering
Legalising euthanasia will only worsen the current provision of care for the terminally ill
Commonwealth Games Isn't Ruling Out Mandatory Vaccines For Athletes
Social affairs
Commonwealth Games Isn't Ruling Out Mandatory Vaccines For Athletes
The Commonwealth Games has not ruled out introducing a mandatory vaccination policy for athletes participating in the event in Birmingham this summer.
Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers
Health
By John Johnston
Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers
Millions of unpaid carers were left without respite or support during the pandemic – to the detriment of their health and wellbeing.
An ageing population requires proper investment in social care
Health
By David Fothergill
An ageing population requires proper investment in social care
Millions of people work in and draw upon the adult social care system, which exists to support everyone who uses it to live the life they want to lead, no matter their age, ability or health condition.
We must help the child victims of domestic abuse
Social affairs
By Dr Jo Casebourne
We must help the child victims of domestic abuse
This Christmas will be stressful for many families. Many families face financial challenges and are worried about rises in the cost of living next year putting additional pressures on their day-to-day spending and household budgets.
Anniversary brings meeting of minds over veterans affairs Partner content
Communities
By Veterans Aid
Anniversary brings meeting of minds over veterans affairs
Wars and conflicts are driven by division but put together a group of servicemen from a variety of nations and they will find common ground. The same is true of veterans. As the 40th Anniversary of the South Atlantic Conflict draws nearer two men, whose nations were at war in 1982, talk to Glyn Strong about the universality of ‘being a veteran’ and how best to deliver support to these very diverse communities.
Trade unions are more vital than ever - so why is the government attacking them?
Social affairs
By Frances O'Grady
Trade unions are more vital than ever - so why is the government attacking them?
As 2022 begins, a pandemic is raging, nearly a million workers are on zero-hours contracts, two million workers have no right to sick pay and five million earn less than the real living wage. And yet the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, is making imposing new red tape on unions his workplace priority – and quietly tabling new anti-union legislation in Parliament.
Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day
Coronavirus
Wales Will Re-Introduce Rule-Of-Six In New Covid Restrictions From Boxing Day
People living in Wales will have to abide by the rule-of-six and 2m social distancing rules in public places from Boxing Day according to a a suite of new restrictions announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford to try and slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid.
The Lib Dems Have Stunned The Tories With A Shock By-Election Win In North Shropshire
Communities
The Lib Dems Have Stunned The Tories With A Shock By-Election Win In North Shropshire
The Liberal Democrats have won the North Shropshire by-election from the Tories, after a tense battle for the seat in a campaign fraught with allegations of scandals involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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Home affairs
By Law Commission
Law Commission to review the trial process for sexual offences
The Law Commission has today [17 December 2021] launched a project to review how evidence is used in prosecutions of sexual offences, and to counter misconceptions about sexual harm (“rape myths”).
Protection from fraud must be a priority Partner content
Communities
By Lloyds Banking Group
Protection from fraud must be a priority
Ahead of the upcoming Online Safety Bill, we're joining UK Finance’s call for social media scams to be included.
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