Cobbett's Corner
Cobbett's Corner
Chris Moncrieff
Commons Diary
splash and dash
Bad weather plaguesElfyn Llwyd's packed week
Elfyn Llwyd
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
Farming and Food
pulling together for a rural renaissance
Margaret Beckett sets out how farmers canimprove their lot by working with stakeholdersto build a more diverse, competitive industry
Margaret Beckett
a grim anniversary
After a year of foot and mouth devastating the countryside, farmers deserve an independent public inquiry into how the disease was handled, argues Peter Ainsworth
Peter Ainsworth
the trigger-happyare jumping the gun
The legacy of the foot and mouth outbreak should be asteady examination of the roots of the problem, not anew commitment to mass killing, argues Colin Breed
Colin Breed
prevention isbetter than cure
NFU President Ben Gill argues that tighter import control is the key to protecting British farmers
Ben Gill
putting the countrysideat the heart of policy
Ewen Cameron, the Rural Advocate, discussesthe need for the government to 'think rural'
Ewen Cameron
wounds not yet healed
Russell Brown, whose constituency was devastated by Foot and Mouth, says questions need to be answered before the rural community can look to the future
Russell Brown
Beyond the statistics
Christopher Jones of the Farm Crisis Networkgives an insight into the suffering of farmersat the height of the foot and mouth epidemic
Christopher Jones
cutting out the middleman
As supermarkets are accused of profiting disproportionately from farmers' labours, Sue Thomson describes onepossible way of reversing the imbalance
Sue Thomson
Lords Diary
hull, london and parris
Lord Norton of Louth follows a busy week in the capital with dinner in the company of a special guest
Lord Norton
Profile
Dr Richard Taylor talks to Daisy Sampson
Dr Richard Taylor talks to Daisy Sampson
Dr Richard Taylor
Week in Westminster
mad dogs and'english' donors
Garbagegate, whether it amounts to a scandal or not, is just more proof that no politician can consider themself safe from the beast called Sleaze, believes Colin Brown
Colin Brown
