Giving clarity and freedom
Baroness Prashar, the First Civil Service Commissioner, sets out some changes that would allow for better management of the Civil Service
Baroness Prashar

Moose talk

Chris Moncrieff

Digging deep to keep up with the Americans
Geoff Hoon and the Defence Select Committee discuss the possibility of new members joining Nato and how to keep a vital founder member engaged. Joe Kimble reports
Joe Kimble

Wheel of fortune
Jenny Tonge's non-stop week is dominated by a successful trade justice lobby and a World Cup failure
Jenny Tonge

Step Forth and do battle
Craig Hoy reports on the week's developments in the Commons chamber
Craig Hoy

Building a Europe that delivers
The EU will lose its way if the public feel they have no stake in its development. We must ensure this does not happen, writes Jack Straw
Jack Straw

Placing nation states at the heart of the union
It is time to take a genuinely fresh and fundamental look at Europe's future, says Michael Ancram
Michael Ancram

Making the most of a defining moment
It is time the government made a real effort to engage the people in the debate on the future of Europe - and that means raising the question of joining the single currency, argues Menzies Campbell
Menzies Campbell

So far so good
Gisela Stuart reviews the opening stages of the Convention on the Future of Europe, and sets out the next steps on the road to the 2004 IGC
Gisela Stuart

Time and legitimacy running out
The Convention represents the EU's last chance to reform and create a Europe of involvement and consent, writes David Heathcoat-Amory
David Heathcoat-Amory

Loud and clear
National parliamentarians have a key role to play in shaping the nature of the relationship between the EU's institutions and its people, says Lord Tomlinson
Lord Tomlinson

Important work on a key issue
The Lords European Union Committee is to conduct a review of the scrutiny of European legislation by the upper House, writes Lord Brabazon of Tara
Lord Brabazon of Tara

Parliament's eyes and ears
Nick Walker sheds some light on the National Parliament Office and its role in relation to the Convention on the Future of Europe
Nick Walker

Ready for regional input
Greater scrutiny of our executives by national and sub-member state parliaments in relation to European matters is the way forward, says Irene Oldfather
Irene Oldfather

Familiar tales from the past
Paul Seaward discusses the latest in a remarkable series of parliamentary histories
Paul Seaward

Future Uncertain
A century old process has signs of finally reaching the endgame, writes Lord Graham of Edmonton
Lord Graham of Edmonton

NINETY-ONE PEERS CLAIM OVER £30,000 EXPENSES
Andrew Evans rounds up the week's events in the Lords
Andrew Evans

Distinguished service in the army, the city and Parliament
Sadly we were not able to publish an obituary of Lord Aldington when he died. The one which we commissioned never arrived. However, on the anniversary of the famous Leeds Castle concerts we are delighted to print the enclosed tribute by Michael Howard
Michael Howard

John Barrett talks to Daisy Sampson
John Barrett talks to Daisy Sampson

Played off the park
Westminster journalists who followed the Prime Minister to Seville covered a summit characterised by the usual simplistic claims of victory and defeat, finds John Pienaar
John Pienaar