Sudan
The world must do more
Earlier this month an all-party group of MPs visited Sudan. Hilton Dawson reports on the plight of displaced people in its capital Darfur, driven from their homes by Arab militias
Hilton Dawson MP
Situation critical
Sam Macrory tracks political developments in the Sudan humanitarian crisis
Sam Macrory
Tourism
British tourism bouncing back
Richard Caborn outlines how the government is working to put Britain at the forefront of a booming global industry
Richard Caborn MP
Driving home the message that Britain is best
Malcolm Moss argues that the government must try harder to ensure that more UK tourists spend their holidays within these shores
Malcolm Moss MP
Seeing the light
Don Foster laments the absence of ambition and direction in the government's latest tourism plan and outlines Liberal Democrat ideas to boost the sector
Don Foster MP
Reinventing the tourist experience
Lord Pendry argues that an image overhaul will help the UK to attract more tourists from overseas
Lord Pendry
Terminal trouble?
Heathrow’s terminal five may boost our tourism industry but noise pollution will cause an environmental headache, says John Stewart
John Stewart
Decade of progress
Jim Perry looks at how the tourism industry in Northern Ireland continues to experience a change of fortunes for the better
Jim Perry
Success in spite of setbacks
Craig Beaumont argues that the British tourism industry is recovering well from the difficulties of the last few years, and plans are in place to keep it set on the path of progress
Craig Beaumont
A stirling job
MPs with major attractions in their constituencies discuss the benefits and drawbacks that tourism brings to local communities
Anne McGuire MP
Profit and protection
MPs with major attractions in their constituencies discuss the benefits and drawbacks that tourism brings to local communities
Colin Breed MP
A trip back in time
MPs with major attractions in their constituencies discuss the benefits and drawbacks that tourism brings to local communities
Eric Martlew MP
Banking on success
MPs with major attractions in their constituencies discuss the benefits and drawbacks that tourism brings to local communities
Kate Hoey MP
Commons
Prescott keen to keep up the fight
Colin Brown assesses how John Prescott stands 10 years after his election as deputy leader of the Labour Party
Colin Brown
In for the long haul?
Greg Hurst takes a look back at past Liberal by-election successes, and wonders if recent victories will prove to be more than mere flashes in the political pan
Greg Hurst
Howard's product placement fails to tempt midlands punters
Despite the shot in the arm the Tory party received when Michael Howard assumed the leadership last autumn, the by-elections in Leicester and Birmingham demonstrate that the Tories are still a long way from returning to power, finds Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Country air beckons
Sir Patrick Cormack records the final days of a gruelling parliamentary term
Sir Patrick Cormack MP
Labouring over language
John Prescott and the ODPM committee get to grips with town centre planning. Jolyon Kimble reports
Jolyon Kimble
Selling off the family silver?
Paul Beaver assesses how accurately Geoff Hoon's defence measures will zoom in on the target of preparing our forces for 21st century warfare
Paul Beaver
Commons Gallery
Epolitix.com’s Daniel Forman rounds up the week’s key moments in the Commons
Daniel Forman
Lords
Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans reports on the week’s major developments in the Lords
Ready for the recess
As the new batch of peers start work in the upper House Lord Wallace of Saltaire detects a change in the culture of the Lords
Lord Wallace
Book reviews
Book review - Sir Patrick Cormack MP
The editor makes some summer reading recommendations
Sir Patrick Cormack MP
The man who would be president
Mark Oaten reviewsMichael Kranish, Brian Mooney and Nina Easton: John F Kerry – The Complete Biography; Public Affairs, pp480, £8.14
Mark Oaten MP
Bill's bluster obscures real story
Gisela Stuart reviewsBill Clinton: My Life; Hutchinson, pp1024, £25 Steve Crawshaw: Easier Fatherland – Germany and the 21st Century; Continuum, pp288, £20
Gisela Stuart MP
A fitting testament
Stephen Pound reviewsKevin Ruane: To Kill a Priest; Gibson Square, pp370, £15.99
Stephen Pound MP
EU view
No more Mr Nobody
George Parker reports on the emergence of new presidents for the European Commission and Parliament
George Parker
Other
Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a look at recent events
Chris Moncrieff
Footnotes
Letters, comments and obseravtions
Is politics turning women off?
Laura Richards on the gender gap in political activism
Laura Richards