The House Opinion | Politicshome.com

This site requires JavaScript for certain functions and interactions to work. Please turn on JavaScript for the best possible experience.

Menu

Fri, 14 March 2025

PoliticsHome

Featured

The essential skills needed for the future workforce

Partner content

The essential skills needed for the future workforce

3 min Education

Ensuring our education system is equipping future generations with the essential skills for tomorrow’s workforce

Every child deserves outdoor learning

Partner content

12 Mar Education

Every child deserves outdoor learning

'Devastating': Wendy Chamberlain reviews 'The List'

13 Mar Books & culture

'Devastating': Wendy Chamberlain reviews 'The List'

If we don’t understand soft power, no wonder aid budgets get cut

13 Mar Defence

If we don’t understand soft power, no wonder aid budgets get cut

A unified approach is needed to address the UK’s biggest killer

Partner content

13 Mar Health

A unified approach is needed to address the UK’s biggest killer

The Rare Cancers Bill is an opportunity to save thousands of lives

12 Mar Health

The Rare Cancers Bill is an opportunity to save thousands of lives

Universities are in crisis – yet Labour ministers are sitting on their hands

12 Mar Education

Universities are in crisis – yet Labour ministers are sitting on their hands

Most read

Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?

Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?

13 Mar Health

Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'

Stephen Kinnock: 'I have a really personal understanding of what people are going through'

11 Mar Health

MPs must understand the history of the assisted dying bill

MPs must understand the history of the assisted dying bill

11 Mar Health

The UK Needs 'Larger Army Reserves' To Defend Itself From Attack

The UK Needs "Larger Army Reserves" To Defend Itself From Attack

11 Mar Defence

Labour MP 'Scared' About Rising Knife Crime After Her Nephew Was Stabbed

Labour MP "Scared" About Rising Knife Crime After Her Nephew Was Stabbed

11 Mar Home affairs

More stories

The only way to secure a peace deal is if Trump forces Putin’s hand

07 Mar Foreign affairs

The only way to secure a peace deal is if Trump forces Putin’s hand

For there to be any possible chance of a successful peace deal, Trump must put Putin on the spot.

Anti-obesity medications aren’t the full solution, say BANT

Partner content

07 Mar Health

Anti-obesity medications aren’t the full solution, say BANT

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the College of Medicine and Integrated Health (CoM) urge policy makers, health care leaders and regulatory bodies to ensure that anti-obesity medications (AOMs) are used safely, effectively and sustainably

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

Partner content

07 Mar Environment

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges

Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?

06 Mar Energy

Going nuclear - the answer to Britain's energy future?

With soaring costs and delays, is nuclear energy really the answer to Britain’s energy future? Zoë Grünewald reports

'Written with zest and wit': Lord Lexden reviews 'History in The House'

06 Mar Books & culture

'Written with zest and wit': Lord Lexden reviews 'History in The House'

Richard Davenport-Hines has produced a richly entertaining look at the political alumni of the Christ Church history course – a former nursery for British statesmen

Millions of animals could be saved every year

Partner content

06 Mar Social affairs

Millions of animals could be saved every year

Around the world, millions of animals continue to be involved in redundant experiments despite the availability of approved non-animal replacements. Cruelty Free International's Replace Animal Tests (RAT) List highlights which tests are ready to be phased out.

An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors

05 Mar Environment

An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors

Worries over falsified fire certificates are compounding home owners' misery

Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply

05 Mar Communities

Starmer should use the state’s powers to buy land for housing cheaply

We won't get the new housing need unless the current government does what Clement Atlee did and buy land for development at agricultural prices

Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses

05 Mar Communities

Call To Alms: the modern case for almshouses

They’ve been a model of social housing since the Middle Ages but almshouses are suffering from the unintended consequences of legislation, Tali Fraser reports

Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses

05 Mar Communities

Requiring larger firms to investigate whistleblower claims would be good for workers and businesses

Anyone who has been, or supported, a whistleblower knows the playbook. The whistleblower is subject to smears, initially deemed a nuisance, and then attacked.

Building the future: why the government must invest in young talent to hit housing targets

Partner content

05 Mar Education

Building the future: why the government must invest in young talent to hit housing targets

The UK government’s ambitious target of delivering 1.5m homes and major national infrastructure projects is at serious risk unless more is done to encourage young people into the construction sector.

Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Katy Balls

Partner content

05 Mar Parliament

Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Katy Balls

Political Editor of The Spectator, Katy Balls, is a woman who is plugged firmly into the national political conversation. As part of our Women in Westminster series, we sat down with Balls to discover how her curiosity-powered journalism helps the public understand the people and policies that affect their lives

How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?

04 Mar Communities

How dysfunctional is Parliament for disabled MPs?

With record numbers of disabled MPs now in the Commons, Tali Fraser speaks to a selection about how they are navigating the parliamentary estate and the tricks they use to make it work for them.

Freedom of Information: populist irritation or popular democratic tool?

04 Mar Parliament

Freedom of Information: populist irritation or popular democratic tool?

Tony Blair thought it was one of his worst mistakes and many if not all his successors agree, but Ben Worthy says that for the most part Freedom of Information legislation has strengthened democracy

04 Mar Political parties

Inside the Lib Dems' swivel to small business

With many asking what the Liberal Democrats will do next, Sophie Church explores the party’s pivot to small business

My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery

03 Mar Communities

My bill will put an end to fleecehold misery

Now is the time to ensure that homeowners are no longer at the mercy of unaccountable private companies.

Dyscalculic children have been let down for too long

03 Mar Health

Dyscalculic children have been let down for too long

There is at least one dyscalculic child in every UK classroom yet diagnosis rates are shockingly low. Raising awareness of this condition on Dyscalculia Day is a vital first step.

End the legal loophole for physically punishing children

03 Mar Social affairs

End the legal loophole for physically punishing children

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a vital piece of legislation that will help ensure all children get the best start in life, driving the lasting change families need to truly thrive. We have no doubt that this bill can and will be a landmark moment for children’s rights.

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

Partner content

03 Mar Energy

Labour can deliver a just and fair energy transition by backing renewable liquid fuels

One of the biggest challenges facing the Labour government is delivering decarbonisation without putting unnecessary financial burden on ordinary households.

Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'

02 Mar Home affairs

Baroness Bertin's porn review: 'This isn't me driving a tank onto the lawn of censorship'

Will the government clamp down on legal but harmful online pornography? Sienna Rodgers talks to Conservative peer Baroness Bertin about her new review, which comes with a warning for ministers

Friedrich Merz will not conduct ‘business as usual’ – and that may well be to the UK’s advantage

01 Mar Foreign affairs

Friedrich Merz will not conduct ‘business as usual’ – and that may well be to the UK’s advantage

Another Grand Coalition may not feel like a particularly remarkable election result in Germany. But don't be fooled — Friedrich Merz, who I have met many times, will not be continuity Merkel and Scholz.

'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant

28 Feb Communities

'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant

Professionally familiar with the levers of power, Zoë Crowther was nonetheless caught in an unfolding rental nightmare that she says reveals a deeply broken market. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

The Professor Will See You Now: Bats

28 Feb Environment

The Professor Will See You Now: Bats

In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: bats

Tim Marsh’s Musings: Wisdom and Wit from a Safety Psychologist

Partner content

28 Feb Health

Tim Marsh’s Musings: Wisdom and Wit from a Safety Psychologist

In partnership with the British Safety Council, Dr Tim Marsh reflects on decades of safety psychology in his new collection of writings. Exploring the evolution of workplace safety, wellbeing, and mental health, he highlights the urgent need for proactive action—both in and beyond the workplace—to protect lives.

<
1
2
3
4
5
>
>>

EventsAll

Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home

Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons

Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home