House Magazine

March 19, 2001
The House Magazine
Issue No.938 | Vol.26
March 19, 2001
Issue No.938 | Vol.26
The House Magazine
Contents
Book review

A book that's a labour of love
Austin Mitchell reviews '"Something Must be Done” -South Wales v Whitehall 1921-1951' by Ted Rowlands
Austin Mitchell

Sympathetic but never fawning
John Bercow reviews 'William Hague In His Own Right' by Jo-Anne Nadler
John Bercow

Cobbett's corner

Blaming the messengers
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Chris Moncrieff

These I have known
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Chris Moncrieff

Committee corridor

Green giants?
Joe Kimble watches Stephen Timms argue that the Budget is helping Britain become a leading environmental player
Joe Kimble

Commons diary

Fantasy parliament
Austin Mitchell's week
Austin Mitchell

Commons gallery

'Rural Britain is not closed' says Smith
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Tory takes Speaker down memory lane
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Parties clash over Widdecombe demo
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Major blasts 'miserable climate of spin'
Peter Willoughby reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Peter Willoughby

Immigration and asylum

Safeguarding sanctuary
Whilst the Conservatives are proud of Britain's tradition of offering asylum, there is still a need to deter economic migrants, writes Ann Widdecombe
Ann Widdecombe

Point-scoring must not win
Simon Hughes argues that when it comes to asylum party politics still blurs the bigger picture
Simon Hughes

Diplomacy in Dover
Gwyn Prosser describes the battle to minimise frictions caused by a concentration of asylum seekers in his constituency
Gwyn Prosser

The front line
Karen Buck gives a personal view of asylum-seekers in her constituency
Karen Buck

Converging differences
Claude Moraes discusses how common asylum and immigration legislation will impact on the EU following the Nice Treaty.
Claude Moraes

Firm and fair
The government is committed to striking a fair balance between offering protection to those who deserve it and rejecting those who don't, says Barbara Roche
Barbara Roche

Lords diary

The mayor and the Met
Lord Harris of Haringey's week is a merry-go-round of high-level meetings and speeches
Lord Harris of Haringey

Lords gallery

Peers to reject hunting ban
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Crossbenchers gain 15
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

'My foot and mouth hell' - farming peer
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Register of Lords' interests swells
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Profile

Gerald Bermingham profile
Gerald Bermingham talks to Anne Perkins
Anne Perkins

Thoughts before going

Affection and apprehension
Sir Peter Emery says that he will miss the House but not what it is becoming
Sir Peter Emery

Week in Westminster

Lost in the wilderness
Government efforts to get on top of the foot and mouth crisis are falling well short, finds Colin Brown
Colin Brown