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Iain Anderson: Banking Reform - Where Next?

2013-06-19T10:38:20Z

The most immediate question, of course, is: how much of the report will be implemented? The sweeping nature of the proposals, across criminal sanctions, accountability, remuneration, competition, governance and regulation means that even doing half of it would be a serious legislative undertaking.

Read more: Banking, UK Parliament, George Osborne, UK Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Banks, Rbs, UK Banks, UK Politics News

Matthew Reed: The New Anti-Social Behaviour Bill Risks Criminalising Children for Being Children

2013-06-18T19:00:00Z

While there are some elements in the new bill that would improve how anti-social behaviour is tackled, The Children's Society is very disappointed that the government has in fact worsened anti-social behaviour measures for children. We fear that the measures could seriously affect the way children go about living their everyday lives.

Read more: Anti-Social Behaviour, Children's Society, Children, UK Politics, Asbos, Crime and Policing Bill, Children's Issues, Parenting, London, UK Parliament, UK Politics News

Cabinet Reshuffles 'Paralyse' Government, MPs Warn

2013-06-14T04:06:53Z

British politics is locked in a reshuffle culture that undermines the way the country is governed, according to a Commons committee.

Months of spec...

Read more: Parliament, UK Diary, UK News, David Cameron, Cabinet Reshuffle, UK Politics News

Aisling Gallagher: It's Time to Put Consent on the Curriculum - Why MPs Should Vote Yes on New Clause 20

2013-06-10T08:15:08Z

On Monday, there will be a vote on an amendment to the Children & Families Bill to include Sex & Relationship Education in the national curriculum. If the amendment is carried, it will go into the bill. Why is it so important?

Read more: yes2nc20, Brook, Northern Ireland, UK Schools, Catholic Schools, UK Parliament, Sex Education, Sexual Health, Education, Stella Creasy, Health, Mps, New Clause 20, Women's Aid, Schools, Bill, Consent, UK Universities & Education News

Bob Morgan: Why Are Members of Parliament Allowed to Earn Money on the Side?

2013-06-09T16:15:38Z

Don't we expect them to work full time anyway at being an MP? If they find they have spare time enough for other work is this not a sign that they should be working harder to serve their constituents and the nation as a whole?

Read more: Politics, UK Parliament, Mps Pay, Ethics, Mps, Mps Salary, MPS Expenses, UK Politics News

Charlotte Eagar: Europe's Last Dictator

2013-06-07T11:50:31Z

Don't get me wrong - the EU does know this isn't right. We've had sanctions against Belarus for the last few years. But the irony is that the sanctions aren't working - not just on Belarus, but on our own companies.

Read more: Sanctions, Death Penalty, UK Parliament, Belarus, Dictatorship, UK Impact, Dictatorships, UK Politics News

Zrinka Bralo: The Speaker's Corner: Romania's BFF

2013-06-06T10:25:28Z

The Speaker was within his parliamentary and moral right to speak and make the comments he made and in the context he made them. We should praise his courage and leadership in being truthful about issues that are unpopular.

Read more: UK, Immigration, Romania, Bulgaria, John Bercow, UK Politics, The Speaker, UK Parliament, UK Politics News

MP Quits Lib Dems To Fight Sex Assault Allegations

2013-06-04T04:20:49Z

Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has quit the party whip while he faces allegations of sexual assault.

The Portsmouth South MP said he was stepping...

Read more: Portsmouth South, UK Parliament, UK News, Mike Hancock, Sexual Assault, Liberal Democrats, UK Politics, UK Politics News

Francis Ingham: This 'Lobbying' Scandal is About the Standards of Parliamentarians - Nobody Else

2013-06-03T10:03:41Z

The craziness of the last few days has been remarkable. The media pose as lobbyists. A gaggle of MPs appear to break Parliament's own rules. They do so on camera. And the result? Politicians call for the urgent regulation of lobbyists. Lobbyists. Not politicians - lobbyists.

Read more: Patrick Mercer, Public Affairs, Prca, Lobbying, Lobbying Scandal, UK Issues, UK Parliament, UK Politics News

Nadine Dorries Is 'Losing Her Hair'

2013-06-03T04:27:26Z

Tory MP Nadine Dorries has revealed she cries every morning because she has started losing her hair and is "terrified" of it getting worse.

Dorries...

Read more: Stress, UK Parliament, Hair Loss, UK News, Women Hair Loss, UK Politics, Nadine Dorries, UK Health News, Alopecia, UK News

Nick Clegg's 'Tin Pot' Anti-Sleaze Reforms Criticised As 'Nothing New'

2013-06-03T02:58:06Z

Nick Clegg's promise to push through plans to allow MPs to be sacked mid-term in the wake of the latest lobbying scandal has been dismissed as inadequ...

Read more: House of Commons, Mps, Parliament, Recall, Lobbying, House of Lords, UK Politics News

Patrick Mercer: The Soldier Who Turned MP

2013-05-31T07:15:40Z

Patrick Mercer, the MP who has quit the Tories after a lobbying sting, is a former soldier and journalist - including for the Daily Telegraph - who be...

Read more: Patrick Mercer, Patrick Mercer Profile, UK Parliament, UK News, UK Conservative Party, Britihs Army, David Cameron, UK Politics, General Election 2010, Patrick Mercer Resigns, Westminster, UK Politics News

Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed: Is MI5 Foiling Terror Plots of Its Own Hatching?

2013-05-29T10:49:52Z

Why would MI5 and MI6 retain the services of someone so dangerous given the overwhelming evidence of his centrality to violent radicalisation? Is MI5, through Al Muhajiroun, hatching many of the plots it lays claim to successfully foiling?

Read more: mi5, Abu Nusaybah, Al Muhajiroun, Blowback, Al Qaeda, Ibrahim Hassan, Letter, Bbc Newsnight, Intelligence and Security Committee, Malcolm Rifkind, mi6, Fbi, Security Service, Woolwich, Torture, Parliament, UK Politics News

Cerith Rhys Jones: An Open Letter: Approve This Bill

2013-05-29T13:32:02Z

My Lords Spiritual and Temporal, In a few days, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will receive its second reading in the House of Lords, signalling the bill's progression through the parliamentary process. With that in mind, I have a favour to ask of you. Give it your approval.

Read more: Lgbt, UK Parliament, Democracy, House of Lords, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, UK Universities & Education News

Will Black: EDL Leader Tommy Robinson on Fear and Boozing

2013-05-26T23:39:09Z

This group of zealots was quick to exploit the murder, in Woolwich, of soldier Lee Rigby. They enthusiastically took to the internet and streets to press home their discourse of division. I am, of course, referring to the English Defence League.

Read more: Edl, Muslims, UK Parliament, English Defence League, Terrorism, Lee Rigby, Alcohol, UK Politics News

Only 22% Of 'Disenchanted' Public Can Name Their MP

2013-05-15T09:19:49Z

Only 22% of the public can correctly name their own MP research published on Wednesday has revealed, amid warnings the next election may see the lowes...

Read more: Conservative Party, House of Commons, Parliament, Labour Party, Democracy, General Election, Liberal Democrats, Voting, Lib Dems, Hansard Society, UK Politics News

Will Black: Suspending Nigel Evans Would Not Imply He is Guilty

2013-05-13T20:01:23Z

When people with any level of responsibility are accused of a serious crime or activities that offend common decency, the normal procedure in the UK is for them to be suspended from their job pending an investigation.

Read more: Rape Allegation, House of Commons, UK Parliament, Member of Parliament, UK Conservative Party, Nigel Evans, UK Politics News, UK Politics News

Matthew Reed: The Queen's Speech and Its Hidden Impact on Children

2013-05-09T06:51:34Z

If you'd listened to the Queen's Speech, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the government's agenda for the next year isn't going to have a big impact on children. But changes to immigration, anti-social behaviour measures and the care system will all make a real difference - both positive and negative - to some of the most vulnerable children in the UK

Read more: Government, Queen's Speech, Child Poverty, Parliament, Care, Anti-Social Behaviour, Immigration, Westminster, The Care Bill, UK Politics News

MPs Demand Cheaper Alcohol In Commons Bars...

2013-05-07T07:44:22Z

Despite Commons' bars and restaurants already being subsidised by £5.8 million of taxpayer's money, some MPs have called for even cheaper alcohol pri...

Read more: Taxes, House of Commons, Parliament, Mps, UK News, Alcohol, UK Politics, UK Politics News

Angela Eagle: Labour's Alternative Queen's Speech

2013-05-06T19:00:00Z

Over the last session of parliament we have seen a remarkably thin legislative agenda from the government. Swathes of parliamentary time have been left unfilled and the bills that they did produce have been chaotic, badly drafted and badly managed. I have calculated that since the last Queen's speech, the government have u-turned on average once every seven sitting days. If No10 briefing is accurate, they are u-turning on this Queen's Speech before it's even been delivered by dropping minimum alcohol pricing, plain cigarette packaging and their register of lobbying interests.

Read more: Politics, Queen's Speech, Angela Eagle, UK Parliament, UK Labour Party, UK Conservative Party, The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II, UK Politics News

Deputy Speaker Says Allegations 'False' After Being Bailed After Arrest For Suspected Rape

2013-05-04T14:29:01Z

Deputy House of Commons Speaker Nigel Evans said on Sunday that allegations he raped one man and sexually assaulted another are "completely false". In...

Read more: House of Commons, UK Parliament, UK Crime, UK News, Nigel Evans Comes Out, UK Conservative Party, UK Police, Sex Offences, UK News

Deputy Speaker Bailed After Arrest For Suspected Rape

2013-05-04T14:29:01Z

Deputy House of Commons Speaker and Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of rape. The Ribble Valley...

Read more: House of Commons, UK Parliament, UK News, UK Crime, Nigel Evans Comes Out, UK Conservative Party, UK Police, Sex Offences, UK News

Deputy Speaker Arrested For Suspected Rape

2013-05-04T14:29:01Z

Deputy House of Commons Speaker and Conservative MP Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, sources said.

A spokesma...

Read more: House of Commons, UK Parliament, UK Crime, UK News, Nigel Evans Comes Out, UK Conservative Party, UK Police, Sex Offences, UK News

Nigel Farage MP?

2013-05-03T15:27:31Z

Nigel Farage has confirmed he will be contesting the 2015 General Election - but has not yet decided where to run.

Ukip hailed a series of stunning...

Read more: UK Parliament, Ukip, UK News, European Elections, Nigel Farage, UK Politics, Local Elections, General Election, UK Politics News

Jason Reed: Iceland, iTunes and UK Parliament: Breaking the Taboo with Sam Branson

2013-05-01T18:15:17Z

Drugs can often prove to be an arduous, convoluted conversation. To try and unpick the tangled knot that is global drug policy is fairly impossible. T...

Read more: Graham Bartlett, Claire Fox, Drugs, Iceland, Sundog Pictures, Julian Huppert, Sam Branson, Baroness Meacher, Drug Policy, Breaking the Taboo, Caroline Lucas, Jason Reed, Impact Assessment, David Cameron, Itunes, Prime Minister, Parliament, UK Politics News