House Magazine

February 11, 2002
The House Magazine
Issue No.978 | Vol.27
February 11, 2002
Issue No.978 | Vol.27
The House Magazine
Contents
Awards

On Wednesday February 6 the annual Channel 4 / The House Magazine Political Awards were presented at a ceremony in Channel 4's Horseferry Road HQ.The full list of winners is:
On Wednesday February 6 the annual Channel 4 / The House Magazine Political Awards were presented at a ceremony in Channel 4's Horseferry Road HQ.The full list of winners is:

Cobbett's Corner

Cobbett's Corner

Chris Moncrieff

Committee Corridor

Getting bobbies backon the London beat
Joe Kimble reports on Metropolitan Police Chief Sir John Stevens's appearance before the Home Affairs Select Committee
Jolyon Kimble

Commons Diary

TWO FLAGS, LOUD VOICES
Gisela Stuart recalls a week spentaddressing problems bothforeign and domestic
Gisela Stuart

Commons Gallery

Craig Hoy reports on the week'sdevelopments in the Commons chamber
Craig Hoy reports on the week'sdevelopments in the Commons chamber
Craig Hoy

Housing and Planning

Communities created by consensus
Lord Falconer of Thoroton explains the government's proposals for a faster and fairer planning system
Lord Falconer of Thoroton

it could all end in tiers
The government's ambition to achieve root and branch reform of planning is bold, but they must take care to avoid multiple layers of bureaucracy, warns Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Not just bricksand mortar
It is time for the government to realise that housing problems go a long way beyond homelessness, argues Adrian Sanders
Adrian Sanders

convictions or evictions?
As numbers in the Met Police rise, finding affordable accommodation for recruits is becoming increasinglydifficult, warns Don Ratcliffe
Don Ratcliffe

Teachers priced out of housing market
Teachers' access to affordable homes must be improved if the teaching shortage crisis in some regions is to be resolved, argues Nigel de Gruchy
Nigel de Gruchy

Keeping the door open
Michael Kent discusses the challenges of meeting the housing needs of people who also require care and support
Michael Kent

Ringing the changes
Those affected by the erection of mobile phone masts are being let down by an inadequate planning system, writes Phil Willis
Phil Willis

Crumbling foundations
Austin Mitchell explores the reasons for the current failure of housing policy
Austin Mitchell

Lords Diary

Rights and wrongs
Consideration of those caught up in conflicts around the world puts the annoyances of failing trains and drains into perspective for Lord Judd
Lord Judd

Memorial Address

What follows is the text of an Address given by Lord Carrington at a Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work ofRt Hon Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone KG CH FRS on January 23, 2002
What follows is the text of an Address given by Lord Carrington at a Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work ofRt Hon Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone KG CH FRS on January 23, 2002
Lord Carrington

Week in Westminster

Domestic issues dominate as PM takes to global stage
George Jones reflects on a week when Labour's confusion over private sector involvement in the delivery of public services developed into full-blown schizophrenia
George Jones