ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The process for application of NATO membership was started earlier this month by Finland and Sweden despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stated opposition. As Russia’s war on Ukraine rages, Ankara is out of sync with the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine ) – Members of the House of Lords have the incredibly valuable opportunity – and privilege – to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen in Parliament on 26th May. Peers will, I am sure, be highly creative
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Bank of England (BoE) was remarkably slow in seeing an inflationary threat that was obvious to monetarists and businessmen. As recently as last May, the BoE was forecasting inflation rates between 1.9 per cent and 2.3
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Great Smacking Debate . In recent years Scotland and Wales have both banned “smacking” – the use of physical discipline against children – yet England and Northern Ireland have no plans to follow suit. Those supporting
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The success of this Government’s Levelling Up agenda could be instrumental in determining its electoral fate in 2024, but they undoubtedly risk failure if they underplay the importance of safe, stable and nurturing families. In key levelling
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Great Smacking Debate . In recent years Scotland and Wales have both banned “smacking” – the use of physical discipline against children – yet England and Northern Ireland have no plans to follow suit. Those supporting
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – With inflation hitting a 40-year high, runaway heating and fuel costs, and the rice of food on the rise, the cost-of-living crisis has become the defining domestic political issue and yet the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, has so
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – As I discovered when supplying polling to John Major’s beleaguered administration in the mid-1990s, political parties on a path to defeat become incapable of taking the risks necessary to change their destiny. Party bosses cease to think
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Investing in renewables is the answer to the gas and cost of living crisis in the long-term. Not only will this reduce energy bills in the long-run but it is needed to limit global temperature increases to
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Northern Ireland protocol must go. No ifs no buts. It has failed. It is not fit for purpose, it is destroying trade within the UK single market; damaging community relations on the island of Ireland and
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Net Zero Scrutiny Group, which I chair, has prompted much speculation in Parliament about who we are, what we believe in and what we want to achieve. I’m very happy to set the record straight. We
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A report earlier this month found that poor married couples with children are more stable and likely to stick together than rich unmarried couples with children. The study from the Marriage Foundation analysed data from the UK
