Cobbett's corner
On message
Chris Moncrieff
Commons diary
Wreathed in smiles
Gisela Stuart's week
Gisela Stuart
Election report
An agenda for change
Sam Younger highlights the key issues of concern arising from the Electoral Commission's report on this year's general election
Sam Younger
Financial arrangements
Working out office costs
Heather Wood from the Fees Office details the changes to MPs' financial arrangements
Heather Wood
Lords diary
Bouquets, wedding bells and birds herald summer
Baroness Strange packs up her desk and prepares for the summer recess
Baroness Strange
Lords gallery
Modernisation: Report 'by Christmas'
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans
Obituary
Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove - 1921-2001
Lord Graham of Edmonton remembers Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove
Lord Graham of Edmonton
Prisons
Rehabilitation is no soft option
Reducing the re-offending rate is key to tackling crime, says Beverley Hughes
Beverley Hughes
Responsibility and rehabilitation
Prisons that fully prepare inmates for the outside world benefit society as a whole, says David Lidington
David Lidington
Searching for consistent standards
Simon Hughes welcomes moves to take a more consensual approach to criminal justice issues
Simon Hughes
Progress checked by overcrowding
It is time for an honest debate about the role and effectiveness of prisons, says Tim Colbourne
Tim Colbourne
Needs and opportunities
If the public is to be protected, then prisons must be enabled to do all that they can to prevent released prisoners from re-offending, says Sir David Ramsbotham
Sir David Ramsbotham GCB CBE
Profile
James Purnell profile
James Purnell talks to Joe Kimble
Joe Kimble
Utilities
Are we being served?
Linda Gilroy suggests that Parliament should pay closer attention to the manner in which utility providers are regulated
Linda Gilroy
Putting the consumer first
The best deal for consumers can be provided through effective competition, writes David Edmonds
David Edmonds
A forward-looking regulatory framework
Callum McCarthy outlines how Ofgem is working towards the creation of an effective regulatory environment for gas and electricity supply
Callum McCarthy
