The Week
The Week
National and International news
Week in Westminster
Steady as he goes
Richard Hall wonders how far to the centre David Cameron can steer the Tories
Richard Hall
Commons
Common's Gallery
Daniel Forman reports on the week’s key developments in the Commons
Daniel Forman
Falling off the Christmas tree
Austin Mitchell’s festive break descends into misery and pain, but he still thinks he has more backbone than the Liberal Democrats
Austin Mitchell
Lords
Listen to what Simon says
Lord Garden marks out his man for the Lib Dem leadership
Lord Garden
Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's developments in the House of Lords
Andrew Evans
Cover Story
Kelly in the crucible
Michael Brown was forced to resign as a government minister in the 1990s –here he examines the complex blend of public attitudes and private loyalties that determine when the press will claim a ministerial scalp
Michael Brown
Interview: Sepp Blatter
When might isn’t right
The FIFA president tells Lord Faulkner that for the good of the global football family governments must support moves to check the power of the rich European clubs
Lord Faulkner
Policy Focus: Education
Admission statement
Ruth Kelly argues that the education white paper offers genuine equality of opportunity.
Ruth Kelly
A hundred schools in one
The Conservatives see setting as the way for all children to achieve their potential, writes David Willetts.
David Willetts
Small is beautiful
They key to education reform is ensuring smaller class numbers, says Ed Davey.
Ed Davey
Emboldening the educators
Lord Baker urges Tony Blair to push ahead with his education reforms and finally free schools from the grip of over-bureaucratic local education authorities
Lord Baker
A sensible schools agenda
The government's education white paper is neither hyper-radical nor regressive, writes Labour MP Sion Simon.
Sion Simon
A true level playing field
Bob Blizzard backs trust schools – as long as they start from the same baseline
Bob Blizzard
Independence for all?
Liz Lightfoot surveys European school structures and finds that Sweden has embraced a system which gives choice to parents of all income levels
Liz Lightfoot
Revision timetable
The education select committee will strive to assess whether the white paper truly offers increased opportunities for education, says Barry Sheerman
Barry Sheerman
Take a tip from a teacher
Three MPs who were teachers before entering politics offer their thoughts on the white paper
Special report
Weighing up Ankara
Angus Robertson anticipates Turkish accession rising to the top of the agenda under Austria's EU presidency.
Angus Robertson
Feedback
A criminal waste
Following on from our focus last week on crime and prisons, Frances Crook says training and work experience must be combined to ensure that people leave prison with some idea of what it’s like to work for a living
Frances Crook
Obituary
A Co-operative loss
Lord Graham remembers Baroness Fisher, charity champion and Co-op pioneer
Lord Graham
Other
Ski-ing half century
A look at the 50th Anglo Swiss Parliamentary Ski Week
Cobbett’s Corner
Chris Moncrieff's wry look at politics
Chris Moncrieff
Dialogue: West Lothian Question
Pete Wishart and Tom Harris debate whether Scottish MPs should vote on English-only legislation
Pete Wishart and Tom Harris
Electionwatch
A round up of recent and forthcoming elections
Backtracks...
This week in history
