UK Parliament (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The assisted dying bill in England and Wales has cleared all stages in the House of Commons and has now entered the House of Lords for further scrutiny with a two-day debate underway. The bill, which
UK Parliament (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government has scheduled a parliamentary debate on the “Stop Killing Games” (SKG) petition for 3 November 2025, following the petition receiving almost 190,000 signatures in the UK alone. The movement, started by YouTuber Ross
The British Social Attitudes Survey in 2024 demonstrated that public trust in government is now lower than it has been at any time in the last fifty years. At one point in the late eighties the number of people saying they trusted
The cosmetic and aesthetic treatment industry is expanding rapidly, yet our laws have utterly failed to keep pace. In 2023 alone, around 7.7 million people in the UK underwent treatments and procedures ranging from Botox injections to facelifts. Every single cosmetic and
Playgrounds don’t often make national headlines. But when Parliament ignores them for 17 years, the neglect shows in every rusted swing, every patch of tarmac where equipment used to be, and every child shut indoors attached to a screen because there’s nowhere
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Lucy Powell leads Labour deputy leadership race by 17 points over Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, backed by Mayor Andy Burnham. As reported by The Telegraph, a poll shows Lucy Powell, an ally of Andy Burnham, emerging as
Human bodies are engineering for endurance walking. Our ancient ancestors covered large distances, establishing long distance routes across our islands. National Trails are the modern-day equivalent, often tracing those same ancient paths. National Trails are the less well-known – but no less
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MP Richard Burgon warns Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer must change course or face being forced out by May amid rising discontent and poor polls. As reported by The Independent, Richard Burgon warned that Labour leader
On 9 September, I led my first Westminster Hall debate since being elected last year on the subject of supporting neurodivergent people into employment. I am privileged to represent a constituency in Ely and East Cambridgeshire that has so many businesses who
At a time when so many people have doubts that pulling the levers of government actually makes any difference anymore, the way we organise and fund those levers which are closest to the public matters a great deal. After a decade of
