Forum Brief: MPs and email
Policy Consultation 1 May 2003
A new report has warned that too many MPs are letting the advent of e-communication pass them by.
Forum Brief: Housing plan
Policy Consultation 29 April 2003
A plan to build thousands of homes in the South East has serious faults, a committee of MPs has warned.
Forum Brief: GP charges
Policy Consultation 29 April 2003
Six out of 10 GPs want to charge an average of £36 for home visits and £11 for missed appointments, a new survey has revealed.
Forum Brief: Whitehall and the regions
Policy Consultation 28 April 2003
Civil servants could be sent from London to the regions to improve rural services and put them more in touch with the people whose lives they rule.
Forum Brief: Rural roads
Policy Consultation 25 April 2003
Britain's rural roads have suffered their worst deterioration since 1977, the government admitted yesterday.
Forum Brief: Tourism
Policy Consultation 23 April 2003
A new campaign entitled "Enjoy England" has been launched by VisitBritain.
Forum Brief: Common Land
Policy Consultation 16 April 2003
The government has been urged to protect common land against environmental misuse.
Forum Brief: Regeneration
Policy Consultation 15 April 2003
Urban regeneration projects are often failing to deliver value for money, a committee of MPs has warned.
Forum Brief: Attitudes to the countryside
Policy Consultation 14 April 2003
Farming representatives have launched a campaign to reconnect people with the countryside.
Forum Brief: Budget - Environment
Policy Consultation 9 April 2003
Gordon Brown has announced a range of environmental measures in his Budget.
Forum Brief: Rural housing
Policy Consultation 19 March 2003
The Council for the Protection of Rural England has said that the government's plans for housing development in four areas of rural England could "devastate the countryside".
Forum Brief: Affordable homes
Policy Consultation 18 March 2003
Britain's builders are facing to prospect of constructing cheaper homes if the government decides to lower affordable housing thresholds.A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and the Government Office
Forum Brief: Community renewal funds
Policy Consultation 17 March 2003
Projects aimed at regenerating deprived areas are to receive a £400 million cash injection, the government has announced.
Forum Brief: Foot and mouth disease
Policy Consultation 14 March 2003
A committee of MPs has claimed the government's handling of the foot and mouth epidemic was "inexcusable".
Forum Brief: Tackling poverty
Policy Consultation 12 March 2003
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report on the long-term prospects for tackling UK poverty and disadvantage in the twenty-first century.
