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Parliament's justice: MPs debate News International punishment
Parliament has undertaken an unprecedented debate in which MPs discussed how to pursue News International executives who misled the media committee.
Still Britain's religion?
Deputy PM says snobbery is "hobbling our economy"
Carry on cutting
IMF backs UK's spending cuts 'credibility'
Lord Clegg?
Lib Dem leader refuses to rule out peerage
Comment & Analysis
Analysis: Labour's long and winding road to power
Ed Miliband's party still has some way to go to feel confident that they have completely regained the public's trust.
Peter Facey and the long game of Lords reform
A century of failure on Lords reform isn't putting off Peter Facey, the director of campaigning group Unlock Democracy.
Nick Clegg social mobility speech in full
Read Nick Clegg's speech on social mobility in full on politics.co.uk.
Comment: The coalition can no longer blame Labour for failure
Osborne argues his failure is all Europe's fault - so surely the same should apply to Gordon Brown's government.
The week in review: Things go from bad to worse for the Tories
We are not quite at the point of Gordon-Brown-eating-his-own-fingers-off-in-the-Downing-Street-bunker, but it is visible from here.
Opinion Former views
"Support for low carbon generation will inevitably result in higher prices for consumers, but these price increases can be offset by improvements in energy efficiency." - Robert Sansom, IET, on the draft Energy Bill.
"Beecroft is a venture capitalist who profits from sub prime loans to needy people. He hasn't got a single idea how to create jobs." - Len McCluskey, Unite, on leaked Beecroft report.
More News
Households to pay more under coalition's energy plans
Consumers will have to pay even more for their energy to fund the switch to renewable energy, under legislation to be published later.
Polish immigrants 'improve school scores'
The influx of Polish immigrants after 2005 boosted the performance of native children in school, a new study has found.
Britain 'too snobby', Clegg warns
British snobbery is "hobbling our economy", Nick Clegg has claimed.
Chillaxed Cameron broke off from Nato meeting to go sightseeing
David Cameron broke off at the end of the Nato summit in Chicago to go sightseeing, Barack Obama has joked.
Commons to debate News International misleading parliament
MPs will debate attempts by News International executives' to mislead parliament tomorrow, in a historic Commons session.
Mandelson savages Yates of the Yard
Peter Mandelson has used his appearance at the Leveson inquiry to attack former Met assistant commissioner John Yates, saying he considered taking him to court.
PM: No 'chillaxing' from me
The prime minister has denied reports that he enjoys a leisurely lifestyle at Downing Street, saying he is "completely dedicated" to his job.
Cameron lectures Greece, Clegg lectures Germany
The British government has tried to bring the two sides of the eurozone debate together with separate messages to the Greek and German people on the back of a G8 meeting in the US.
'My family had been destroyed': Tessa Jowell on life under phone-hacking
Tessa Jowell has admitted spending years of her life checking nearby cars for members of the press as she explained the impact phone-hacking had on her private life.
Next week at Leveson: The trial of Jeremy Hunt begins
The two men whose emails triggered a furious row over the conduct of Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Leveson inquiry next week.
Opinion Formers
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Podcast
politics.co.uk podcast: The failing coalition experiment
Neither politicians nor the public like the coalition. So what can be done to revive it? Can it survive three more years? Only if steps are taken quickly, experts are saying.
Issue of the Month
Queen's Speech 2012
The coalition has reloaded its legislative agenda with a Queen's Speech dominated by Lords reform.
Special event coverage
Festival of Social Sciences: Celebrating the Social Sciences
Evidence-based policy should not be a radical concept. It needs to be celebrated.
Festival of Social Sciences: 2 languages: 2 brains, 2 minds, 2 cultures?
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, the Deafness Cognition And Language Research Centre (DCAL) hosted an event exploring the powerful benefits of bilingualism in spoken and sign languages, for hearing and deaf people alike - benefits that reach hearing and deaf people alike.
Opinion Former Events
Voice: Feeling stressed? Understand yourself? Now, move forward Conference
Application forms are now available for an exciting conference in Manchester. The fun-packed day will give you practical solutions and advice on managing stress and time to help you achieve a work/life balance.
BHA: The Marriage Debate - ‘This house would legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales'
Two weeks before the Government’s consultation on same-sex marriage draws to a close, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association is participating in a debate hosted by Catholic Voices on the motion, ‘This House Would Legalise Same-Sex Marriage’.
BSIA: Information Destruction Exhibition and Conference
This one-day event is targeted at professionals operating in the information destruction industry, and aims at keeping delegates updated on recent developments in their sector, providing an opportunity to network with fellow professionals, whilst offering access to an informative exhibition and a comprehensive conference programme.
ABI: The Future of Long-term Savings & Retirement Income - Automatic Enrolment and Beyond Conference
The Future of Long-term Savings & Retirement Income - Automatic Enrolment and Beyond Conference
Take the Gold Challenge for St Dunstan's
We provide lifelong support for blind and visually impaired ex-Service men and women. You can help give more blind heroes an independent future by taking the Gold Challenge
TACT: 2013 Virgin London Marathon
Join TACT at one of the greatest sporting events on the planet and help give a child in care a future to smile about.
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