Commons
Capital Culture
Sir Patrick Cormack takes time out to savour some of London's artistic and historical treasures
Sir Patrick Cormack
Commons Gallery
Epolitix.com’s Craig Hoy rounds up the week’s key moments in the Commons
Craig Hoy
Tracing Equitable's strife
Jolyon Kimble reports on the Treasury Committee's session with Lord Penrose, who headed the inquiry into the collapse of Equitable Life
Jolyon Kimble
Lords
In Good Company
Lord Ashley of Stoke stands up for the rights of carers and the deaf
Lord Ashley
Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans reports on the week’s major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans
The chronicler and custodian of British Conservatism
Below is the text of an address given by Professor the Lord Morgan at a memorial service for the late Lord Blake
Lord Morgan
Budget Analysis
Stability for a generation
Budget 2004 locks in economic stability and enables Britain to rise to the future challenges of the global economy, says Paul Boateng
Paul Boateng
Doubt lingers over debt
Oliver Letwin argues that a third term for Labour would bring further tax rises and the continued failure to reform public services
Oliver Letwin
Deferring the difficult decisions
The Chancellor failed to take action to correct economic imbalance, to address public spending priorities, to reform the unfair tax system, and to protect the environment, writes Vince Cable
Vincent Cable
Penalising the prudent
Angela Knight considers how the Chancellor’s economic strategy impacts on the middle class
Angela Knight
Budget days brings more bad news for manufacturing
Our struggling train building industry is a metaphor for the UK’s manufacturing crisis, says Derek Simpson
Derek Simpson
Brown sets the tone for election campaign
Peter Riddell examines the political messages that the Chancellor’s Budget figures convey
Peter Riddell
Defence
New threats, new responses
The absence of the old strategic certainties that died with the Cold War demands that our armed forces must be ever evolving and ever ready, argues Geoff Hoon
Geoff Hoon
Capability Critical
Nicholas Soames explains the Conservative Party's approach to the future development of our armed forces
Nicholas Soames
Sustaining our capability to stabilise
Technological advance should not come at the expense of the troops, says Paul Keetch
Paul Keetch is MP for Hereford and Liberal Democrat defence spokesman
Winning the peace as well as the war
Bruce George discusses how lessons from the war in Iraq can inform the future planning of our defence force
Bruce George
Bringing safety and security when and where it matters
Lord Robertson discusses how NATO has adapted so it can cope with the changed threats that the 21st century brings
Lord Robertson
Ever evolving, ever vigilant
Paul Beaver examines how Britain is facing up to the growing terrorist threat
Paul Beaver
Post-war progress
Gisela Stuart discusses the reconstruction of Iraq and considers the impact of the war on the wider fight against terrorism
Gisela Stuart
Improving the procurement process
Robin Ashby considers the case for effects-based procurement
Robin Ashby
Re-evaluating the politics of going to war
The decision last year to consult Parliament prior to military action in Iraq could set a dangerous precedent that leaves future prime ministers hamstrung, warns James Gray
James Gray
Other
Cobbett’s Corner
Chris Moncrieff
IRAQ FUNDS, POWER TRANSFER YIELD HEAVY DEBATE IN CONGRESS
Congressional correspondent Bruce Carey rounds up recent events on Capitol Hill
Bruce Carey
Taking on the Tories
Gary Titley says Labour must build its pro-European case around the three Rs: record, reassurance and rebuttal
Gary Titley
Vanquishing vested interests and going for growth
Austin Mitchell considers the latest offering from a practical socialist who pursues growth, full employment and redistribution
Austin Mitchell
Primary evidence
Commons researcher Jason Miks reflects upon a holiday spent campaigning for John Edwards in New Hampshire
Jason Miks
Grown up and growing closer
Jack Straw reflects on a relationship that goes far beyond an alliance of governments
Jack Straw
Prescott dodges the punches
Colin Brown reflects on John Prescott’s performance at last week's PMQs
Colin Brown
A right Royal occasion
Baroness Strange keeps pace with the events of a hectic week at Westminster
Baroness Strange
Winning with a Winnebago
Edward Garnier comes up with a novel way of reducing the fatiguing effects of the regular commute between Leicestershire and London
Edward Garnier
