The independent commentary on British political affairs.
Current issue
March 2010
March 2010
Vol. 10, No. 7
Featuring a three article feature by Anthony King on the root of our problems in Afghanistan; Eileen… More…
: From the Archives
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A quick fix for Europe, then the long fix for France
Renaud Dehousse considers Sarkozy's role in the debate over a European constitution.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A pretence of action
The best thing Miliband can do with the draft Climate Change Bill is scrap it.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Letters
For the sake of the ill; Trial by jury.
Author: Rosie Winterton MP; Tim Loughton MP; Ian Gibson MP; Sandra Gidley MP; Jon Newman
Published: 4th May 2007
Filed Under: Mental Health, Law
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A Bill we can't pay
If we think of Britain's carbon-cutting targets as a bank account, we are already running in the red.
Author: Alice Bows and Kevin Anderson
Published: 4th May 2007
Filed Under: Climate Change, Carbon Emissions
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
We say again, Scotland is the model to follow
The Mental Health Bill can still be made both fair and workable by drawing on the 2003 Scottish Mental Health Act.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
The dire warning in the empty ballot box
Declining voter participation is a symptom of a worrying and near-universal contempt for politics and politicians.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A House of Cards?
Before we embark on another journey into the unknown, the impact of the changes to the Lords in 1999 should be better understood.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
When history balances the books, what price Brown?
Brown has had an extraordinarily good run but at the end of the day the verdict is mixed.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Where now on the long road to ending child poverty?
If child poverty is to halve by 2010 it will have to become a genuine government priority.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
'One more heave' will not be enough
The need for new ideas if the drive to reduce child poverty is to regain momentum.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A nation of children sold as slaves to the market
The social, emotional and moral health of the nation is being eroded by the way in which marketeers target the young and steal their childhood.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Has the West lots its way in fighting a media war?
Why democracies struggle to deal with counter-insurgency in an age 0f 24/7 media coverage.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
A green transport sector? More a black mark
The transport industry deserves the criticism it gets.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
No, Sir Humphrey, we can't fix things in Whitehall as you did in your day
Jon Davis interviews Sir Suma Chakrabarti about the mandarin revolution in the civil service.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Why Britain needs a new kind of industrial revolution
Neglect of industry is threatening Britain's future in a globalised economy.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Still no consistent energy policy? Well, nothing new there then
After ten years of see-sawing, can we expect Whitehall to get it right this time?
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Playing our Part
Energy companies need to play their part in tackling the causes of climate change at the same time as ensuring security of supply.
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Pollute and Profit
When will Brussels admit that its emissions trading scheme is not only not working, but has proved a disaster?
Warning: mysql_fetch_row(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/vhosts/parliamentarybrief.com/httpdocs/articles.php on line 303
Mr Power, the man who really presses the buttons
Ofgem, not the government, sets the rules in the drive for carbon emissions reduction, but Ofgem thinks briefly of environmental and sustainability issues before discarding them in favour for short-term cost issues.