Season's readings
Jon Shipley of Politico's Bookstore rounds up the year's political publishing highlights and suggests some seasonal stocking-fillers
Jon Shipley

Helping the hidden homeless
Tarig Hilal looks ahead to the Crisis Open Christmas and back over a year of progress for Crisis
Tarig Hilal

Momentum for change
Tom Levitt considers the background to theproposals for charity reform announced in the Queen's Speech
Tom Levitt

Honouring the champions of charitable causes

Life at the forefront of delivery
Stuart Etherington of the NCVO discusses public services reform and the voluntary sector
Stuart Etherington

Cobbett's Corner
Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff

Cobbett's Corner

Chris Moncrieff

Trust in the Treasury
Joe Kimble reports on the Treasury Committee's session discussing child trust funds
Joe Kimble

Keeping spirits high
Jenny Tonge takes to the streets for a local council by-election and entertains a vocal opponent for coffee in Portcullis House
Dr Jenny Tonge

Epolitix.com editor Craig Hoy rounds up the week's key moments in the Commons
Epolitix.com editor Craig Hoy rounds up the week's key moments in the Commons
Craig Hoy

Informing the debate
Phyllis Starkey discusses whether objectors are missing the point on GM crops
Phyllis Starkey

Dancing to a different tune?
After a period of close co-operation with Downing Street, could the First Minister be repositioning himself as a more distinct champion of Scotland? Robbie Dinwoodie reports
Robbie Dinwoodie

Human Rightsneed a Home
Over the last three years the Human Rights Act has failed to live up to its billing, argues David Heath

MAINSTREAM, NOT MARGINAL
Ahead of the International Human Rights Day on December 10, David Lammy explains how the government is putting human rights at the heart of today's decent society
David Lammy

Planting Hope
Tackling opium cultivation in Afghanistan is fundamental to preventing conflict and achieving security, writes Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas

Escalating the war on Aids
John Bercow addresses the pressing concerns of post-conflict reconstruction and tackling Aids
John Bercow

Turning goodwill into action
Developed nations should capitalise on recent progress to alleviate poverty, Aids and other impediments to the long term peace and security of the global community, writes Tom Brake
Tom Brake

RETURNING TO THE ISSUES
Tony Baldry reviews the work of the International Development Select Committee over the previous parliamentary session
Tony Baldry

Cable from Kabul
The Earl of Sandwich says that more international attention must be concentrated on Afghanistan if Taliban-inspired fear and panic is not to take hold
Earl of Sandwich

The saga ofstate opening
Lord Jopling on the week that Westminster business returned
Lord Jopling

Andrew Evans reports on the week's major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans reports on the week's major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Opening up the Westminster village
John Pienaar reports on BBC Radio Five Live's day of broadcasting from the Houses of Parliament
John Pienaar

Pursuer of excellence
What follows is the text of an Address given by Lord Peyton of Yeovil at a Memorial Service for Lord Butterworth on November 24
Lord Peyton

Turning off the taps
An optimistic pre-Budget report will bring with it a spending squeeze, writes Colin Brown
Colin Brown

Spurred on to success by sport
Lord Newby discusses how The Prince's Trust is teaming up with football to tackle social exclusion
Lord Newby

John McFall talks to Jolyon Kimble
John McFall talks to Jolyon Kimble
John McFall

Will pragmatism prevail?
Last month's election results in Northern Ireland suggest the peace process has come to a shuddering halt, but not all hope of progress is lost, finds Robin Oakley
Robin Oakley

Foreign affairs to the fore
Robin Oakley looks back over the political events of 2003 - a year which brought the Iraq war, tensions over foundation hospitals, a new Tory leader and a frustrated Lib Dem revival
Robin Oakley