The Week
The Agenda
A round-up of forthcoming news and events
Week in Westminster
Constitutional trust fund
Richard Hall explores the motivations for Gordon Brown's reform plans
Richard Hall
Commons
Commons Gallery
Daniel Forman reports on the week's key events in the Commons Chamber
Daniel Forman
Let's hear it for London
Andrew Love celebrates his adopted city by visiting the new Wembley Stadium and joining in the rich cultural life of his North London constituency
Andrew Love
Lords
Lords Gallery
Andrew Evans reports on key proceedings in the House of Lords
Andrew Evans
A tale of two cities
Following the Holyrood elections, Lord Foulkes finds himself having to juggle roles in two Parliaments
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Feature
Colour wash now, detail later
It has been a clear and successful strategy of David Cameron's to paint only broad policy strokes. But with Gordon Brown sure to coat his first weeks in office with announcements of real substance, will Cameron be forced into filling in more detail? Michael Brown investigates
Michael Brown
Interview
Early intervention evangelist
Head of Barnardo's Martin Narey tells David Kidney that only a massive further increase in child benefit and tax credits will alleviate the poverty that so hampers children's early life chances
David Kidney
Blair Decade
Send for beer and ciabattas
Failure to mesh being tough on crime with being tough on the causes of crime has left the government open to twin charges of not protecting the public and trampling over civil liberties - and this shortcoming is institutionalised by the splitting of the Home Office, says Martin Bright
Martin Bright
Policy Focus: Animal Welfare
Save the whales of Kensington
British wildlife goes unprotected and our conservation efforts abroad are feeble, says Bill Wiggin
Bill Wiggin
Time for new Noah's Ark
Britain's flora and fauna need special attention to cope with climate change, says Chris Huhne
Chris Huhne
Unnaturally bred killers
The focus of the Dangerous Dogs Act on breeds rather than deeds is wrong, says Eric Martlew
Eric Martlew
Hoteliers against humpbacks?
Lord Ashcroft is campaigning to stop the Japanese from inducing Caribbean governments to back whaling
Lord Ashcroft
No way to domesticate a dog
Sarah McCarthy-Fry explains why she tabled a Private Members' Bill on electric shock collars
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
A shoal with goals
The reconstituted all-party angling group is eager to advance anglers' interests, says Martin Salter
Martin Salter
Animalism arrested
There is no room for complacency in the fight on animal rights terrorism, says Jonathan Djanogly
Jonathan Djanogly
Too much to bear
Lindsay Hoyle wants action to be taken over the plight of circus bears in China
Lindsay Hoyle
Not a black and white issue
David Drew hopes for more science and less emotion in the debate on bovine TB transmission
David Drew
Man's worst friend
A violent minority has set the cause of animal rights back by years, argues Norman Baker
Norman Baker
Results in the real world
The Hunting Act is working and debate can be laid to rest, says Alun Michael
Alun Michael
A slow and painful lesson
The Hunting Act has dramatically increased animal suffering, says Baroness Mallalieu
Baroness Mallalieu
Special Report: Climate Change
Lost in a new latitude
Birds' environmental sensitivity makes it hard for them to cope with climate change, says Angela Smith
Angela Smith
One world, one law
Only global agreement can deliver progress on climate change, says Lord Hunt of Chesterton
Lord Hunt of Chesterton
Special Report: Konigswinter Conference
Refreshing challenge
After an absence of several years, Kitty Ussher finds the Konigswinter conference newly stimulating
Kitty Ussher
Special Report: Post Office
Don't strangle a social hub
Sub-post offices are being closed instead of being given a chance to diversify, says Colin Challen
Colin Challen
Polls
Electionwatch
A round-up of recent and forthcoming elections
Comment
Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff takes a wry look at British politics
Chris Moncrieff
Review and Rewind
Exocet on a time fuse
The tendancy to straight-talking that bedevilled John Nott's political career gets full rein in this polemic, says Keith Simpson
Keith Simpson
Backtracks...
...this week in history
Partner People
Avoiding perils of pillow talk
When your wife becomes a government minister, what is a political journalist to do? Peter Kellner explains all to Andrew Alexander
Andrew Alexander
