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Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken

27 Jun 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.

09 Jun Social affairs

Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"

30 May Political parties

Labour Considers National Housing First Pledge To Tackle Homelessness Crisis

24 May Social affairs

People Find Abuse More Acceptable When Directed At Politicians

22 May Social affairs

MPs Struggle To Secure Childcare Places At Parliament Nursery

17 May Political parties

Women's Issues Have Seen A "Sea Change" In Parliamentary Attention

15 May Social affairs

Food Bank Provider Challenges Parties To Commit To Benefit Debt Reform

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16 Jul Political parties

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

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15 Jul Communities

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

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24 Jun Home affairs

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

14 Jul Communities

Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"

15 Jul Political parties

Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid

16 Jul Political parties

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04 Jun Political parties

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

17 May 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.

16 May Political parties

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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11 Apr 2021 Social affairs

Tribute to Prince Philip by Lord Robertson

The Duke of Edinburgh was an interesting and interested man. He could take you by surprise with his knowledge and his passionate interest in surprising subjects and he always invited challenge. He could also be direct and blunt. But always magnetic.

09 Apr 2021 Social affairs

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle pays tribute to Prince Philip

When I first heard about the death of Prince Philip, I thought of the tremendous loss to the Her Majesty the Queen – the Duke was always by her side and gave his ideas, advice and encouragement to her for more than 70 years.

08 Apr 2021 Education

Recognising the intersectionality of poverty and race is critical to advancing educational outcomes

We must recognise the discriminatory factors that give grave worries to Black parents who are acutely aware that their children achieve better marks when examined blindly and externally.

05 Apr 2021 Coronavirus

Pubs Hit Hard By The Pandemic Say They Face Opening With "Hands Tied Behind Our Backs" On 12 April

After a year in which hospitality was battered by Covid restrictions, with just a week to go until they can welcome customers again the pub industry might be expected to be jumping for joy.

01 Apr 2021 Social affairs

Race report “gaslights” Black and ethnic minority people into denying lived experiences of racism

The findings of the Race Commission's report are an exercise in gas-lighting on a national level and illustrate a complete failure to meet the challenges posed by the Black Lives Matter movement.

31 Mar 2021 Education

How to tackle sexism and sexual harassment in schools

Sexism and sexual harassment are endemic in UK schools – and girls are demanding action.

31 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Everything The Commission On Race And Ethnic Disparities Recommends To Improve Inequality In The UK

The controversial report by the the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has made a wide-ranging set of recommendations on how to “improve the lives and experiences of individuals and communities across the UK”.

How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age?

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31 Mar 2021 Education

How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age?

We all want to protect players at risk of developing harmful gambling habits. But regulation should be based on the principle of intelligent, technology-led, targeted protection – not blanket restrictions

30 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Women in Northern Ireland still need help to access safe abortion

The publication today of the Report on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Abortion and Contraception Taskgroup (NIACT) marks a year since new regulations for legal abortions, came into force in Northern Ireland. The report provides an evidence base to inform the funding and commissioning of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) provision, and integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare for the population of Northern Ireland. It is also demonstrates how clinician-led collaborative working can transform sexual and reproductive healthcare despite considerable political resistance.

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29 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Infodemic: tackling conspiracy theories on social media

In February 2020 the Director-General of the World Health Organisation warned that “we’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic,” because “fake news spreads faster and more easily than this virus, and is just as dangerous.”

25 Mar 2021 Communities

Scrapping HS2’s eastern leg would be a betrayal of the communities there

Eastern leg regions are home to 23 per cent of England’s population but 42 per cent of its social deprivation cold spots: as we look beyond the pandemic, we must ensure HS2 in delivered in full to bring opportunities to left behind areas

25 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Andrea Leadsom Says Her Own "Feeling Of Failure" Over Breastfeeding Sparked Push To Reform Care For Babies

A senior Tory behind the government’s proposed overhaul of support for babies and toddlers said her own experiences of breastfeeding and a difficult first labour have inspired her to try and improve the system.

25 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Artificial intelligence poses an inhuman risk to worker rights

This pandemic has transformed the way millions work. Many of us hadn’t even heard of Zoom until the crisis hit - now that we’re experts we sorely miss meeting colleagues face-to-face.

But the huge growth in remote working is not the only technological shift we have witnessed during Covid-19. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) at work has massively accelerated too – albeit under the radar.

25 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Nobody is protected from coronavirus until everyone is: why we should repeal and replace the Coronavirus Act

This week marks one year since the UK first went into lockdown and MPs voted to give the Government unprecedented and extraordinary powers under the Coronavirus Act. My thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of the 127,000 people who have lost their lives since then.

24 Mar 2021 Health

Tech companies must clean up the digital Dodge City by tackling anonymous internet trolls

The tragic death of Sarah Everard has rightly put safety in our towns and cities front and centre of a big societal debate and we want action to be taken. But people face danger and harassment, not only in the physical world, but on the dark cyber streets and alleyways of the internet, and particularly from anonymous accounts on social media.

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24 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Law Commission consultation on 14th Programme of Law Reform now open

The Law Commission has today launched a consultation for our 14th Programme of law reform. The responses we receive from the public will shape a great deal of the of the work of the Commission for the next few years. We are asking for your help to identify areas of the substantive law of England and Wales that need reform, and to prioritise those reforms.

Helping the hospitality sector to Build Back Better

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23 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Helping the hospitality sector to Build Back Better

As we all take a moment today to mark the anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, it’s a timely opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and consider how we want to move forward.

Climate change is making it even harder for people living in poverty to access clean water

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22 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Climate change is making it even harder for people living in poverty to access clean water

Two billion people around the world do not have access to a reliable and safe water supply - and climate change is making it even harder to cope. As we build back in a post-pandemic world, we have a moral duty to ensure that nobody is left behind

21 Mar 2021 Communities

On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we must all remember it's our duty to fight discrimination

On this UN-created International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we join forces to talk about some of the darkest byproducts of identity-based discrimination.

21 Mar 2021 Education

We have made progress on tackling racism in the education system, but we must do more

When Diane Abbott was in school, the idea of a Black girl performing well shocked her teachers. Now, she is launching the APPG for Race Equality in Education to ensure progress continues

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19 Mar 2021 Home affairs

Is the current appeal system acting ‘In the Interests of Justice’? – a review of the report of the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice

Suzanne Gower, PhD researcher at The University of Manchester, and former managing director of the legal charity APPEAL shares her thoughts on the long-awaited report of the Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice, “In the Interests of Justice”.

19 Mar 2021 Social affairs

No10 Refuses To Say If Jacob Rees-Mogg Will Face Action Over His Attack On A Journalist

Downing Street has distanced itself from Jacob Rees-Mogg's comments criticising a journalist, but is still refusing to take further action.

Keeping charities afloat now will be crucial in helping the nation to build back better

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19 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Keeping charities afloat now will be crucial in helping the nation to build back better

A staggering four million people needed charity help for the first time last year. These vital services and organisations need our support through these tough times.

We need to make it easier for all kinds of people to ‘choose the bus’

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18 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

We need to make it easier for all kinds of people to ‘choose the bus’

This week Boris Johnson launched the National Bus Strategy. At long last there is proper recognition for a mode too often ignored, despite making up two thirds of public transport journeys.

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