Fringe moves to mainstream
Colin Brown reflects on the party conference season and analyses how the last month's events will impact upon the run-up to the next general election
Colin Brown

Honest engagement
Bill Rammell reports on the slow but essential progress in the fostering of relations with North Korea, a country with an ideology and philosophy that remains light years away from our own and one which poses a major problem for the international community
Bill Rammell

Helping to heal the Scars
Hilary Benn discusses last week’s crucial meeting in Ethiopia of the Commission for Africa, and outlines what steps are being taken to tackle the many challenges faced by this troubled continent
Hilary Benn

Achieving Attlee’s Ambitions
Legal service reform is required, but Labour will stay true to its long-held belief in access to justice, writes David Lammy
David Lammy

Motivation for the nation
John Reid says the government will put practical support in place to give people the incentive to control their health choices
John Reid

Promoting healthy choices
Conservatives will improve the nation’s health with a programme of education, awareness and action – not through nanny state legislation, writes Andrew Lansley
Andrew Lansley

Remedy in responsibility
The NHS alone cannot foster a healthy nation – people’s attitudes have to change too, writes Paul Burstow
Paul Burstow

Call for the nanny
The government must stand up to those organisations which have vested interests in promoting unhealthy choices, argues David Hinchliffe
David Hinchliffe

Uncertain influence
The new Licensing Act is meant to usher in a better-managed and healthier drinking environment, but Ross Cranston wonders whether it will feed Britons’ binge drinking habits
Ross Cranston

History’s lesson for health
Peter Burney looks at the Victorians’ attitude towards public health, and finds that 21st century Britain has much to learn
Peter Burney

Drugs policy in a fix
Paul Flynn says it is time for government to show the courage to implement a drugs strategy that doesn’t pander to tabloid headlines
Paul Flynn

Teething problems
Hugh Bayley outlines solutions to the decay that has hit York’s dental service
Hugh Bayley

Food for thought
Lord Rea on the Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum
Lord Rea

A breath of fresh air
Eilish O’Regan reports from Ireland on the impact of the ban on smoking in public places, which has been in force for six months
Eilish O’Regan

No time for ifs or butts
While the civil liberty argument still rumbles, Joanna Walters explains why banning smoking in public places has proved beneficial for business, health and basic comfort in New York
Joanna Walters

Misleading smoke signals
The health and economic benefits of banning smoking in public places have been exaggerated, and the government’s policies are socially divisive and unlikely to succeed, writes Tim Lord
Tim Lord

Sussing out the problem
Pam Prentice explains why the key to helping people lead healthier lives is to form a health strategy that links schools, media, business and health services
Pamela Prentice

Commons Gallery
Epolitix.com’s Daniel Forman rounds up the key Commons events that took place during the two-week September sitting
Daniel Forman

Cheers, beers and election fears
Nigel Evans recalls a week that began flying high speed planes and that brought the equally uplifting experience of the Tory Party conference
Nigel Evans

Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans rounds up recent developments in the House of Lords

The next Butler report
Lord Butler of Brockwell looks back on a week which saw his college’s use of intelligence placed firmly under scrutiny
Lord Butler

Cobbetts Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a look back at recent events