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We must deliver on our promises to service personnel
We must deliver on our promises to service personnel
Defence
By Tan Dhesi MP
The Defence Committee has been hard at work during its first six months, publishing four reports and scrutinising the Ministry of Defence (MoD) during a time when defence has rightly moved towards the top of the agenda for the public and Parliament.
Strategic Defence Review: a defining moment for UK defence and industry Partner content
Defence
By Thales UK
Strategic Defence Review: a defining moment for UK defence and industry
Researchers Shed New Light on the Benefits of UV Exposure Partner content
Health
By The Sunbed Association
Researchers Shed New Light on the Benefits of UV Exposure
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
Defence
By Tobias Ellwood
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
Ukraine has shown the way – now Starmer must match their bravery and fund a modern military
Defence
By Ben Wallace MP
Ukraine has shown the way – now Starmer must match their bravery and fund a modern military
Mobile Connectivity: Integrating Bytes and Networks into Bricks and Mortar Partner content
Technology
By Mobile UK
Mobile Connectivity: Integrating Bytes and Networks into Bricks and Mortar
We must work together to meet the defence challenges of our time Partner content
Defence
By Saab UK
We must work together to meet the defence challenges of our time
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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Communities
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Political parties
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
Foreign affairs
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
By Tobias Ellwood
Defence
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Defence
Tories Criticise 'Outrageous' Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
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'Second age of eugenics': Would you select an embryo for its chances of higher intelligence?
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
'Second age of eugenics': Would you select an embryo for its chances of higher intelligence?
Would you select an embryo according to its chances of higher intelligence? And is that even possible? Sienna Rodgers explores the ‘second age of eugenics’
Disinformation poses a significant threat to the public’s faith in democracy
Home affairs
By Ben Shimshon and Max Mawby
Disinformation poses a significant threat to the public’s faith in democracy
With the election fast approaching, the start of 2024 has seen renewed concern about the threat that disinformation poses to UK politics and democracy.
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets Partner content
Communities
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Why government must recommit to the Renters Reform Bill for renters with pets
The Renters Reform Bill aims to balance the relationship between tenants and landlords, including granting tenants the right to keep pets. Any U-turn on the hard-won progress could lead to more pets being relinquished, and time is running out
Banning children from social media would be short-sighted
Education
By Baroness Kidron
Banning children from social media would be short-sighted
Reaction to the announcement shortly after the passage of the Online Safety Act that the Prime Minister was considering banning social media for under-16s was something of a mixed bag.
Diana Johnson reviews 'Poor Things'
Books & culture
By Diana Johnson MP
Diana Johnson reviews 'Poor Things'
A steampunk tale of gothic horror with glorious cinematography, Yorgos Lanthimos’ film pushes the boundaries of artistic freedom with this disturbing – yet hopeful – black comedy
The UK must learn the lessons of Ireland’s successful Deposit Return Scheme launch, if it is to avoid the mistakes of Scotland Partner content
Economy
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
The UK must learn the lessons of Ireland’s successful Deposit Return Scheme launch, if it is to avoid the mistakes of Scotland
The UK is at serious risk of falling even further behind, with the deadline all but certain to slip. Politicians from all parties must work together to give the industry the level of certainty needed to unlock investment and to encourage consumers to support this nationwide environmental intervention
Political willpower needed to tackle heart disease crisis Partner content
Health
By British Heart Foundation
Political willpower needed to tackle heart disease crisis
Recent British Heart Foundation (BHF) analysis confirms that we are losing hard-won progress to reduce early death from cardiovascular disease
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Books & culture
By Lord Robertson
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Peter Apps has produced a well-researched, highly readable account of the military, strategic – and indeed personal – twists and turns of NATO’s 75-year history
Accelerating the fight against global plastic pollution: Launch of the Revolution Plastics Institute Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Accelerating the fight against global plastic pollution: Launch of the Revolution Plastics Institute
There’s an evolution of a revolution at the University of Portsmouth, with a new development that is poised to reshape how global plastic research takes place
OK, Zoomer: What does our ageing population mean for Generation Alpha's politics?
Social affairs
By Poppy Coburn
OK, Zoomer: What does our ageing population mean for Generation Alpha's politics?
Move over Z, Generation Alpha has logged on and they’re not taking any nonsense from their elders who changed the rules when it suited them, reports Poppy Coburn
Driving change: navigating the path to net zero through modal shift Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Driving change: navigating the path to net zero through modal shift
Surface transport remains the UK’s highest carbon-emitting sector, accounting for around 23% of total UK emissions.
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Sir William Patey
Labour must be ready to transform the UK's relationship with the Middle East
As the Labour Party faces the increasing prospect of governance, a paradigm shift in British foreign policy is imminent. The establishment of the Labour Middle East Council (LMEC) is both timely and critical, aimed at enhancing the Party's understanding of, and engagement with, the region.
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Foreign affairs
By Lord Ricketts
A two-state solution is the only path to peace in the Middle East
Israel had the sympathy of the world after the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October. But the longer its assault on Gaza goes on, with the ever-increasing civilian death toll and worsening humanitarian crisis, the greater the risk of wider conflict.
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Books & culture
By Lord Pickles
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Featuring strong, nuanced performances, Jonathan Glazer’s film is a brilliant and chilling depiction of how the Holocaust happened in plain sight
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy Partner content
Education
By Mitie
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week next week, Jasmine Hudson, Chief People Officer at Mitie, discusses how reforming the Apprenticeship Levy to allow for more flexible and shorter courses can help plug the UK’s green skills gap
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
Home affairs
By Lord Kirkhope
Lords Diary – Lord Kirkhope
From Conservative infighting over Rwanda to chairing webinars on AI regulation and UK-EU co-operation
Screens in schools are harming our children
Education
By Sophie Winkleman
Screens in schools are harming our children
"There’s clear scientific evidence that digital tools impair rather than enhance student learning”.
Betty Boothroyd's last speech
Political parties
By Sir Nicolas Bevan
Betty Boothroyd's last speech
Westminster gathered to celebrate the life of Betty, Baroness Boothroyd “the gold standard for Speakers” earlier this month. Her memorial service heard she wanted to “go out with a bang not a whimper” with a final speech but her health had failed before it could be delivered. Here her former secretary Sir Nicolas Bevan introduces that last address
Being there for every child Partner content
Foreign affairs
By UNICEF UK
Being there for every child
How we can create a brighter future at home and abroad
Miriam Cates interview: 'Marriage is essentially meaningless if it is easy to get out of'
Health
By Sienna Rodgers
Miriam Cates interview: 'Marriage is essentially meaningless if it is easy to get out of'
Conservative MP Miriam Cates talks to Sienna Rodgers about population collapse, plus why she thinks all surrogacy should be outlawed and no-fault divorce was a ‘mistake’
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Communities
By Justine Smith
Profit and loss: How children's care is failing our most vulnerable
Demand is rising, costs are spiralling and profit-maximising private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling in. The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims.

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'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’
My Swansea, my youth: a love affair
History
By Lord Anderson of Swansea
My Swansea, my youth: a love affair
Dylan Thomas’ description of his home city as an “ugly lovely town” is right on both counts. Others describe Swansea as a series of villages held together by gossip. 
The Professor Will See You Now: Too Few Elections
Parliament
By Professor Philip Cowley
The Professor Will See You Now: Too Few Elections
In an occasional series, Professor Philip Cowley offers a political science lesson for The House’s readers. This week: on there being too few elections
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
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Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
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