Seven-year itch sends Labour back to the '70s
Austin Mitchell assumes fire-drill duties as the heat is turned up on Labour
Austin Mitchell

Mirror against the wall
Epolitix.com’s Craig Hoy rounds up the week’s key moments in the Commons
Craig Hoy

Change on the cards
Jolyon Kimble reports on David Blunkett's session last week before the Home Affairs Select Committee
Jolyon Kimble

LABOUR MOVES TO BROAD PARITY WITH TORIES
Andrew Evans reports on the week’s major developments in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Hope in an uncertain world
Baroness Uddin's celebration of the EU's enlargement is tempered by further bad news from Iraq
Baroness Uddin

Playing to the industry's strengths
Alistair Darling highlights some success stories on the railway and outlines the principles that will underpin the forthcoming Rail Review
Alistair Darling

Stuck at red
After seven years in the driving seat Labour must take responsibility for failing to secure progress on the railway, argues Theresa May
Theresa May

Counting the cost of failure
The Rail Review offers the government a chance to make the long term planning necessary to turn around the railway – and it must not be squandered, says John Thurso
John Thurso

Making a difference
Gwyneth Dunwoody discusses the railways report published by the Transport Select Committee last month, and explains the impact that the conclusions have had on government and the industry
Gwyneth Dunwoody

Change and deliver
Richard Bowker sets out a strategy to stabilise the rail sector and put it on a sound footing to serve passengers and attract investment
Richard Bowker

Buses – not the last resort
Tony Woodley lays down a challenge for the future of buses in public transport policy
Tony Woodley

Government steering clear of Smeed solutions from the '60s
Ben Webster takes from the shelf the 1964 Smeed report into road pricing, and discusses the current debate on easing congestion in the light of its conclusions
Ben Webster

Had the Labour leader not been lost...
Michael White marks the 10th anniversary of the death of John Smith and speculates on how the landscape of British politics could be different now had the former Labour leader lived
Michael White

Keeping human rights high on the agenda
Richard Allan welcomes close UK-Colombia relations but argues that the British government should use its influence to push the human rights agenda in the South American country
Richard Allan

Richard Heller on the Lords and Commons cricket tour to Morocco

Richard Heller

Staying alert to dangers of the sun
Baroness Hayman, Chairman of Cancer Research UK, explains why the charity is putting Westminster on a MoleWatch alert
Baroness Hayman

Leadership questions dog Plaid Cymru
Clive Betts puts the Welsh Nationalists under the spotlight in the run-up to next month's local and European elections
Clive Betts

Cobbett’s Corner

Chris Moncrieff

Playing ball and raising the game
Peter Riddell reports on the issues aired at a conference discussing the future of select committees
Peter Riddell

The people’s Parliament?
Declan McHugh and Ben Marshall review the recent Audit of political engagement and consider what it means for Parliament and parliamentarians
Declan McHugh