The Week
The Agenda
A round-up of forthcoming news and events
Week in Westminster
Information overload
Michael White wonders how an administration led by Gordon Brown may manage the dissemination of government information
Michael White
Commons
Rain, rats and recess
Gisela Stuart makes the most of a wet weekend - and contends with rodents, cockerels and cross-dressing cockroaches
Gisela Stuart
Lords
A Mexican wave on the benches
Lord McNally organises resistance to the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill and takes the family to a crowd-pleasing performance at the new Wembley Stadium
Feature
Africa gets a Mama Benz
Alex Vines looks ahead to the discussion on Africa at this week's G8 Summit and asks, what's in it for Germany?
Alex Vines
Interview
Meet the jobshare chief exec
Equal Opportunities Commission chairman Jenny Watson rejoices in the equal pay milestones of the last 30 years, but tells Theresa May that part-time work remains stubbornly low-status
Theresa May
Blair Decade
A seedsman cursed by crows
Anthony Gibson examines Tony Blair's often fractious relationship with rural Britain, and finds that despite a widespread perception of him as a metropolitan smart Alec, he showed a deeper interest in agriculture than most of his ministers
Anthony Gibson
Policy Focus: Work and Welfare
Safety net for a new century
Changing demographic and work patterns demand a simplified benefits system, says John Hutton
John Hutton
Rebuilding faith in the future
We must construct a long-term vision for sustainable saving, says Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond
Restoring the dignity of labour
Removing stigma and building self-confidence are key to helping the jobless, says Danny Alexander
Danny Alexander
A pathway out of poverty
The multiple disadvantages of the long-term unemployed call for imaginative solutions, says Joan Humble
Joan Humble
Something for everyone
A single equality act would make multiple discrimination easier to identify, says Anne Begg
Anne Begg
Making careers work for all
Career ladders are too often inaccessible to people with disabilities, says Tom Shakespeare
Dr Tom Shakespeare
Special Report: Health
Your history in a hip pocket
Dr Prasanna de Silva explains why he would like to see medical data piggybacked on a national identity card
Prasanna de Silva
Special Report: Labour's Deputy Leadership
Plenty more battles to fight
Hilary Benn pledges to enthuse a new generation of progressives.
Hilary Benn
Victory before vanity
The deputy leader's job is to win the next election for the Labour Party, says Hazel Blears.
Hazel Blears
Renewal not reversal
Labour must stand up for families and equality, says Alan Johnson.
Alan Johnson
Reconnect to win
Peter Hain outlines a progressive and inclusive agenda to attract new voters and win back old ones.
Peter Hain
Families first
Harriet Harman explains why she feels best-placed to help Gordon Brown see off the Cameron challenge.
Harriet Harman
Decentralising democracy
The Labour Party needs to embrace change and lose its controlling tendency, says Jon Cruddas.
Jon Cruddas
Special Report: Parliamentary Standards
Politicians: the new goldfish
Tony Wright looks at the paradox of increased transparency leading to a perception of sleaze
Tony Wright
Special Report: Great Parliamentarians
A lion of bench and trench
Andrew Mackinlay recalls the brave political and military career of the Irish Nationalist MP Willie Redmond, who was killed on the Western Front 90 years ago this week
Andrew Mackinlay
Special Report: Expenses
Cost and benefit
Terry Bird explains how the new MPs' Communications Allowance will work in practice
Terry Bird
Special Report: Volunteering
Time to put something back
Volunteers Week, which runs from June 1-7, is what citizenship is all about, writes Alun Michael
Alun Michael
Special Report: Cricket
Shining in defeat
Richard Heller reports on a recent charity match played by the parliamentary cricket team
Richard Heller
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
The mouse that roared
Lord Morgan enjoys the re-issued biography of a Labour leader who modestly delivered a mighty legacy of social reform
Lord Morgan
Backtracks...
...this week in history
Policy People
More ballast with Brussels
With a new prime minister, new leadership in Europe and new problems in the Middle East, the new director of Chatham House tells Andrew Alexander that Altanticism could be on the wane
Andrew Alexander
