Apr 2007: May 2007

Mr Power, the man who really presses the buttons

 Bridget Woodman 01 May 2007

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.

When history balances the books, what price Brown?

 William Keegan 03 May 2007

Brown has had an extraordinarily good run but at the end of the day the verdict is mixed.

A House of Cards?

 Meg Russell 03 May 2007

Before we embark on another journey into the unknown, the impact of the changes to the Lords in 1999 should be better understood.

The dire warning in the empty ballot box

 Colin Hay 03 May 2007

Declining voter participation is a symptom of a worrying and near-universal contempt for politics and politicians.

We say again, Scotland is the model to follow

 Andy Bell 03 May 2007

The Mental Health Bill can still be made both fair and workable by drawing on the 2003 Scottish Mental Health Act.

A Bill we can't pay

 Alice Bows and Kevin Anderson 03 May 2007

If we think of Britain's carbon-cutting targets as a bank account, we are already running in the red.

 Letters

 Rosie Winterton MP; Tim Loughton MP; Ian Gibson MP; 03 May 2007

For the sake of the ill; Trial by jury.

A pretence of action

 Opinion  03 May 2007

The best thing Miliband can do with the draft Climate Change Bill is scrap it.

Unopen Skies

 George Williams 21 Apr 2007

The discrepencies among Open Skies agreements in place today and in the past have created a tangled web, which must be stream-lined.

Where now on the long road to ending child poverty?

 Donald Hirsch 03 May 2007

If child poverty is to halve by 2010 it will have to become a genuine government priority.

'One more heave' will not be enough

 Guy Palmer 03 May 2007

The need for new ideas if the drive to reduce child poverty is to regain momentum.

Pollute and Profit

 Kevin Smith 01 May 2007

When will Brussels admit that its emissions trading scheme is not only not working, but has proved a disaster?

Playing our Part

 Mark Carne 01 May 2007

Energy companies need to play their part in tackling the causes of climate change at the same time as ensuring security of supply.

Still no consistent energy policy? Well, nothing new there then

 Adrian Ham 01 May 2007

After ten years of see-sawing, can we expect Whitehall to get it right this time?

Why Britain needs a new kind of industrial revolution

 David Bailey 01 May 2007

Neglect of industry is threatening Britain's future in a globalised economy.

No, Sir Humphrey, we can't fix things in Whitehall as you did in your day

 Jon Davis 03 May 2007

Jon Davis interviews Sir Suma Chakrabarti about the mandarin revolution in the civil service.

A green transport sector? More a black mark

 Jillian Anable 03 May 2007

The transport industry deserves the criticism it gets.

Has the West lots its way in fighting a media war?

 David Lonsdale 03 May 2007

Why democracies struggle to deal with counter-insurgency in an age 0f 24/7 media coverage.

A nation of children sold as slaves to the market

 Sue Palmer 03 May 2007

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.

The Airline Trade

 Pat Hanlon 21 Apr 2007

Past and present mergers demonstrate the need to let the airline industry oprate with less restriction.