Commons
Land of opportunity
Gisela Stuart visits Iraq to gauge progress along the road to democracy
Gisela Stuart
Moving through the gears
Peter Riddell looks beyond the Iraq-dominated headlines and considers the less high-profile issues driving the Westminster machine
Peter Riddell
Smith dismisses pension compensation calls
Epolitix.com’s Craig Hoy rounds up the week’s key moments in the Commons
Craig Hoy
Facing up to the terror threat
Jolyon Kimble reports on how David Blunkett fielded a joint committee's questions on homeland security
Jolyon Kimble
Lords
Dancing the night away
After a busy week in Westminster, Lord Judd escapes to Loch Lomond for a family reunion
Lord Judd
Peers' threat to derail judicial reforms
Andrew Evans reports on the week’s major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans
Outsourcing
Making globalisation work for us
Call centres, at least so far, remain one of our great economic success stories, says Mike O’Brien
Mike O’Brien
The real zero sum game
Innovation, high skills and light regulation are the keys to keeping jobs in Britain, says Stephen O'Brien
Stephen O’Brien
India's jobs gain could boost UK
The tide of international trade is turning and protectionism cannot keep it at bay, writes Malcolm Bruce
Malcolm Bruce
Outside line
Christine Buckley discusses the economic causes and possible political ramifications of the offshoring of UK and US jobs
Christine Buckley
Coming to terms with economic reality
Offshoring is an example of how we in the UK can make globalisation work, argues Patrick Snowball
Patrick Snowball
Middle England in the firing line
The export of skilled service sector jobs is hitting communities not accustomed to industrial strife, says Dave Fleming
Dave Fleming
Labour Spring Conference
Refocusing on the fundamentals
Real progress is being made but Labour must govern for a generation to complete the transformation of our public services, says Ian McCartney
Ian McCartney
Local funding is the taxing issue
Colin Brown looks ahead to the areas likely to dominate discussion at the Manchester conference
Colin Brown
Letting down the ladder
Val Price explains how the Labour Women's Network is helping women at all levels within the party
Val Price
Steady as she goes
James Hardy considers how the rare stability in the top cabinet jobs has impacted upon Labour's ability to govern effectively
James Hardy
Strong survival instinct
Thirty years after Harold Wilson returned for a second stint in Downing Street, Lord Norton of Louth looks back to Labour’s period of office in the late 1970s
Lord Norton of Louth
Building up party political networks
Mike Gapes explains the new strategy of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Mike Gapes
Other
Cobbett's Corner
Honouring a great statesman
Rt Hon Baroness Boothroyd travelled to South Africa earlier this year in her capacity as Chancellor of the Open University to present former South African President Nelson Mandela with an honorary doctorate. The presentation was made in the garden of President Mandela’s Cape Town residence on the morning of February 4. Among those present was the Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, Brenda Gourley, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, and the High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner. Here Baroness Boothroyd discusses her lifelong opposition to Apartheid, her first meeting with President Mandela and her impressions of the ceremony and of the man as he is today.
Rt Hon Baroness Boothroyd
Experimental democracy
Pavel Erochkine examines President Putin's dismissal of the Russian government last month, and looks ahead to Sunday's Presidential election
Pavel Erochkine
