(c) Steve Punter
All politicians like to say that they’ll cut bureaucracy and get more police officers on the beat rather than having them spend time filling in forms. Accomplishing that laudable objective in recent years …

(c) FreeFoto
Yesterday something happened on the bus that revealed a more worrying side to health and safety than the pedantry and bureaucracy with which it is usually associated. Two wheelchair users got on and a …

The government was defeated last week. A House of Lords amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill adding
UK Parliament
a ‘free speech’ clause to the legislation was held up despite the House of Commons voting against …

(c) jillallyn
MPs voted on the 12th October in support of an amendment to the Health Bill which would see vending machines and tobacco displays outlawed. The Department of Health reckons the move will lower underage …

(c) Y
So a record 1 in 5 youngsters are unemployed according to the latest statistics. Which is even more shocking when you consider what percentage are in work, but a form of work like shelf …

(c) boliston
Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.
[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1797-8]

The great thing about what seems like half the country …

On the 30th of August Japanese people will return to the polls to vote in a highly contested general election. The party in power, currently the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party), has dominated the political …

(C) futorowoman
For all the talk of 24 hour rolling media, it’s still interesting to see a news story develop merely by glancing from the headline of one newspaper to another, until the shopkeeper kindly reminds …

(c) fotologic

Two years ago last Saturday, Gordon Brown kissed hands and assumed the office of prime minister. After a long wait, he finally occupied the intersection of executive power, parliamentary command and democratic validity. Successful …

Alan Johnson, MP for West Hull and Hessle and Home Secretary, seems to be a shoe-in as the next leader of the Labour Party. But who is he, how has he fared in his ministerial roles so far, and how good would he be as leader of New Labour?

(c) maurice
The Whips derive their name from the fox-hunting term “whippers-in” – which refers to the rider who keeps the hounds in-line. They have been referred to as the “dark force” of Parliament, have been …