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Lib Dems set Burnham end-of-year deadline on water – as Defra Sec sits on her hands

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Prime Minister to publish a full plan for the water industry by 31st December. If no plan is forthcoming, Burnham must come to Parliament and explain why Environment Secretary…

EU to back COP31 electrification target

At COP31, countries pushing for increased climate action want to see electrification efforts tied to clean energy in order to make progress on phasing out polluting fossil fuels. Other governments, however, prefer to…

The White House madman is a loser. Rejoice at Serbia, Hungary, Brazil and hold our breath for Israel. Take heart from our best historians' encouragements. Margaret MacMillan wrote in the Observer : "And now we can hope…

Is Burnham’s No 10 North working out?

And with the head of the civil service, Antonia Romeo, preparing Whitehall for a spending squeeze, the Conservatives are planning to set out how they would trim £36bn from the benefits bill. Where will the money come…

Gen Z doesn‘t relish going to war – so what! You should worry more about the reckless generations that do | Jason Okundaye

So claimed numerous headlines last week, responding to findings in the British Social Attitudes survey . Except that the phrasing of the question was whether respondents placed importance on "the willingness to serve [in…

Helen Whately is no seal clubber

The Humane World for Animals has previously labelled it as “inherently inhumane” whilst the International Fund for Animal Welfare regards it as “cruel and wasteful.” And yet, if one listened to those on the left of…

David Willetts: We should be releasing funding from degree apprenticeships to support NEETs

Here are two uncontroversial statements of Conservative policy positions. Conservatives oppose burdens on employers. Conservatives support apprenticeships. Getting the balance between this is rather tricky when it comes…

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling -The Budget, rejoining the EU (and under what conditions), and do we want steady or radical ?

For more information on his work, visit lordashcroft.com My latest polling asks what people made of John Healey’s Budget, whether we should rejoin the EU and what conditions would be acceptable, whether Britain needs…

David Barton: Community campaigning: How do we combat Labour?

Whilst this is derived from personal experiences and observations, I hope that this may help people better engage with their communities. I am continuing this series by addressing Labour. Whilst it was founded in 1900…

Can the EU’s climate strategy survive election season?

But upcoming elections across the bloc could upend those efforts. As COP31 kicks off this week, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss how the populist surge across the continent could undermine the EU’s efforts to…