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The Member Directory lists all the Central Lobby policy experts.

G8 should 'commit to concrete actions'

Ben Jackson, chief executive of Bond, responds to David Cameron's exclusive article for PoliticsHome, on his ambitions for the G8 summit.

Is it that G(R)8?

It is encouraging to see the aid agenda so prominently addressed by David Cameron, but he fails to propose any innovative solutions, says War Child.

Retaining public support for forests is 'vital'

A Westminster seminar has debated the benefits of woodland expansion and the need to "create a long-term vision for forests."

Delivering a brighter future for the nation's forests

Sian Atkinson, the lead author for The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees speaks to PoliticsHome about this report, the challenges faced by the forestry sector and the Woodland Trust’s forthcoming policy seminar at Queen Anne’s Gate.

People of South Sudan 'feel ignored by the West'

I have just returned from a harrowing visit to four locations in South Sudan near the border with the Republic of Sudan, writes Baroness Cox.

CWU: Queen's Speech plans are bad for workers

MPs will discuss the impact of the government’s legislative programme on jobs and growth today.

'Proper delegation please – not abdication'

The well educated folk who occupy the front benches in the House of Commons appear as if they have seldom rubbed shoulders with reality, says Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

Peer condemns government refusal to publish NHS risk register

The government is not publishing the NHS transition risk register to 'avoid political embarrassment', says Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

World's poorest kids need 0.7%

Child poverty campaigner has a stark response to those who call for the UK to spend less on aid, because the country is in recession.

Overseas aid: We must move from rhetoric to reality

Charity War Child has said that the government's commitment on overseas aid is 'the means and not the result' in helping the world's poor.

What is the point of Clegg’s 'school cash prizes'?

Voice, the union for education and childcare professionals, has questioned the effectiveness of plans to give out cash prizes to selected schools.

Civil Service 'needs to upskill'

A whole new set of skills including business acumen and entrepreurship are required to cope with increasing demands on the Civil Service, according to a leading sector skills organisation.





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