The Week
National and International news

A tribute to transparency
The press has found nothing juicy in the Register of Members’ Interests, discovers Greg Hurst
Greg Hurst

Commons Gallery
Daniel Forman reports on the week’s key developments in the Commons
Daniel Forman

Poppies, parades and polls
A bittersweet week for the Moray MP brings by-election joy and tributes to the fallen
Angus Robertson

Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's developments in the House of Lords
Andrew Evans

The Lords: less heat, more light
Lib Dem peers’ leader records the events of a day spent walking the corridors of power
Lord McNally

Closure for the Conservatives?
The fact that the current Tory leadership candidates are being judged against the legacy of Blair and not Thatcher demonstrates that the Conservatives may finally have recovered from the trauma that followed the Iron Lady’s ousting 15 years ago, writes George Jones
George Jones

Kilgour suited for battle
Loyalty to his men is Sir Mike Jackson’s oath, and Peter Kilfoyle finds a Chief of the General Staff who prefers military manoeuvres to political posturing
Peter Kilfoyle

The laptop leveller
The government’s Transformational Government strategy is about breaking down barriers of health and education and empowering people with IT, says Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy

Information, not intrusion
For all the benefits of IT, Chris Grayling worries about the potential misuse of data
Chris Grayling

The curse of the computer
Steve Webb laments the tendency of big public sector IT projects to go awry
Steve Webb

Running to stand still
All now agree that global warming is a threat. But the inexorable growth in energy use threatens to undermine our good work on carbon emissions, says Phil Willis
Phil Willis

Pushing the envelope
Unprecedented social change sets new policy-making challenges, says Ian Diamond
Ian Diamond

A public sector silver bullet?
Terry Smith suggests that technology will be key to the future of the public services
Terry Smith

Architecture at the crossroads
The late 20th century was a grim time for city living, but Lord Rogers hopes that joined-up thinking among planners and architects may spawn an urban renaissance
Lord Rogers

Peaches, PR and purchased peerages?
Press Gallery pundits take a wry look at how British politics may be played out at Westminster in 2025

Sidelines of the superleague
For the moment, Britain is booming and Eurosceptics are congratulating themselves over the woes of the euro. But James Daley doubts such isolation can stay splendid
James Daley

Safety in numbers
Energy rather than terrorism, and China rather than America, will be the focus of international relations in 20 years’ time, predicts Richard G Whitman
Richard G Whitman

Environmental endgame
Without concerted action to halt global warming, we are facing a future of economic meltdown, famine and disease, says Michael Meacher
Michael Meacher

More choice, less connection
A new generation of anti-authoritarian consumers is emerging, says Andrew Curry
Andrew Curry

The new mobile franchise
The mobile phone is sparking a global social revolution, says Lord MacLaurin
Lord MacLaurin

Legislating for liver disease
As the new licensing laws come into force, Ian Gilmore considers the health effects of our heavy-drinking culture
Professor Ian Gilmore

Getting down to Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a wry look at politics
Chris Moncrieff

Dialogue: All-women shortlists
from: Jo Swinson to Barbara Follett, from: Barbara Follett to Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson and Barbara Follett

Elections
A round up of recent and forthcoming elections

Backtracks..
This week in history