The Week
National and International news

Wrong end of the kaleidoscope?
Craig Hoy suspects English voters could be turned off by another Scottish Lib Dem leader
Craig Hoy

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

Curtain falls on Kennedy
Don Foster reports on four days that felt like a lifetime
Don Foster

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

Long knives of the neo-Libs
In the week of a former pupil’s downfall, Lord Plant ponders liberty and licence
Professor the Lord Plant

Hanging tough
When the SDP was formed 25 years ago it sought to occupy the centre ground now dominated by New Labour and Cameron’s Conservatives. Vernon Bogdanor assesses how the Lib Dems, the heirs of the SDP, can best reshape themselves as a political force for the future
Vernon Bogdanor

Bonds and inequities
As head of the Financial Services Authority Sir Callum McCarthy is determined to empower small investors, but tells Denis MacShane he won’t be a Grand Inquisitor
Denis MacShane

Resurrecting respect
Hazel Blears details the ongoing campaign to restore a culture of respect.
Hazel Blears

The days after tomorrow
The government's 'respect' agenda is bereft of any viable long-term strategy, says Edward Garnier.
Edward Garnier

Find the answer within
If local communities are positively engaged then crime will come down, argues Mark Oaten.
Mark Oaten

Community test
‘Respect’ legislation is bearing fruit, but serious problems remain, says John Denham
John Denham

Nightmare on Marsham Street
NOMS, or the National Offender Management System, has come to stand for something else, says Lord Ramsbotham – and is doing nothing to reform prisoners
Lord Ramsbotham

Educate to rehabilitate
Learning and skills are the way to tackle stubbornly high recidivism rates among British prisoners, says Roberta Blackman-Woods
Roberta Blackman-Woods

Staggering news
With the ‘respect’ agenda taking high priority in constituency surgeries and in Number Ten, we asked Anne Main to brave the streets of St Albans after dark and report from the frontline of the war on anti-social behaviour
Anne Main

Red lights spell danger
Fabian Hamilton hails measures taken to help the communities and individuals affected by prostitution in his Leeds constituency
Fabian Hamilton

Merger, he wrote
The home secretary’s precipitate bid to merge police authorities ignores local circumstances and is keeping MPs out of the loop, says Bob Jones
Bob Jones

The acid test for aid
Tom Clarke explains how his Private Member’s Bill aims to plug the gap between what nations pledge in international aid and what they actually hand over
Tom Clarke

The long and the short of it
Following up one of the issues raised in our December 2005 Animal Welfare Supplement, Graham Downing believes a ban on the docking of dogs’ tails would increase, not reduce, animal suffering
Graham Downing

The Scottish Suffragette
Anne McGuire remembers Rachel Squire as a fighter, and a faithful friend
Anne McGuire

A loyal Labour giant
Lord Graham remembers Lord Merlyn-Rees
Lord Graham

Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a look at recent events
Chris Moncrieff

Dialogue: Police Mergers
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Martin Horwood and Paffy Tipping

Election watch
A round up of recent and forthcoming elections

Backtracks...
This week in history