All articles written by Baroness Morgan of Cotes on PoliticsHome.com

27 Oct 2023 Home affairs

The Lords has proved its worth with the Online Safety Act

House of Lords' expertise has ensured that good intentions have been translated into good law

11 May 2023 Technology

Government must go further to crack down on ruthless fraudsters

Fraud is the most common crime in the country, representing 41 per cent of all crime in England and Wales. One in 15 of us became victims last year.

01 Mar 2023 Social affairs

The Online Safety Bill must go further to hold tech companies accountable for tackling misogynistic abuse online

The long-awaited Online Safety Bill is an example of legislation that is both personal and political for me and many parliamentarians.

14 Nov 2022 Culture

Tech companies failing to tackle fraud should face penalties

When I last wrote in February about the rise in rampant fraud, the fraud minister had just resigned, fraud made up over 40 per cent of crime against individuals, and the Ukraine crisis was being exploited by malicious fraudsters to con victims. Little has changed.

04 Jul 2022 Culture

Lords Diary: Baroness Morgan of Cotes

Although I joined the House of Lords in early 2020, I have only now completed an almost normal parliamentary year. However, I still have to firmly remind myself not to refer to fellow peers as 'honourable members'.

09 May 2022 Parliament

Westminster should be no exception to 21st century workplace rules if we are to root out misogyny and sexism

Is Westminster such an exceptional working environment that modern HR practices should not apply?

08 Feb 2022 Culture

We must turn the tide on Britain's rampant fraud problem

The recent resignation of the government’s anti-fraud minister, Lord Agnew, was a dramatic and critical reminder of the scale of the UK’s rampant fraud problem and its inability to tackle it.

17 Sep 2021 Books & culture

Algorithms shouldn't decide whose voices are heard: Baroness Morgan reviews 'Dangerous Ideas'

An engaging book asking important questions, Eric Berkowitz may argue that history demonstrates censorship doesn’t work – but struggles to reconcile the impact of the internet on the modern age

30 Sep 2019 Culture

Nicky Morgan MP: Let’s make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a creative business

We will continue to champion our world-leading creative, cultural, sporting and tech sectors, says Nicky Morgan MP

07 Feb 2019 Brexit

Nicky Morgan MP: The Malthouse Compromise is the way through the Brexit impasse

The abiding mood in the country is ‘get on with it’ and patience on all sides is running out, says Nicky Morgan MP.

28 Dec 2017 Communities

Nicky Morgan MP: No trans person should live in fear of being outed by an official document

2018 might be the year that the Companies House processes are reviewed to stop someone’s previous gender being outed because of a form they’ve completed in the past says Nicky Morgan MP.

Nicky Morgan MP: Invest aid budget in water and sanitation to transform women's lives

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02 Oct 2017 Health

Nicky Morgan MP: Invest aid budget in water and sanitation to transform women's lives

Women and girls are detrimentally impacted by a lack of taps and toilets, and the impact on girls is particularly harsh when it comes to schools, says Nicky Morgan MP.

Nicky Morgan: Conservatives have put mental health at the front and centre of election campaign

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12 May 2017 Health

Nicky Morgan: Conservatives have put mental health at the front and centre of election campaign

The Conservatives are proposing a new Mental Health Treatment Bill which would support mental health programmes in schools and workplaces, as well as providing 10,000 new mental health professionals in the NHS by 2020, says Nicky Morgan.

01 Mar 2017 Communities

Nicky Morgan MP: Legislation needed to close loophole which risks 'outing' transgender people

Companies House are currently unable to withhold information about a Director's former name, even if that would result in their transition being disclosed, says Nicky Morgan MP.