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MPs vote on electoral reform

MPs will vote on whether to hold a referendum on reforming the voting system today.

Voting reform has a new momentum in the wake of the expenses scandal

Welfare rules blamed for increasing errors

Britain's welfare system needs a fundamental shake-up to rid itself of excessive errors, MPs have said.

Community relations 'damaged' by Dizaei conviction

Brian Paddick has accused the Home Office of involvement in earlier failed investigations of disgraced Metropolitan police commander Ali Dizaei.

Ali Dizaei was sentenced to four years in jail yesterday

Analysis

Interview: David Willetts

It's taken David Willetts two years to sum up the problems facing Britain in the coming two decades.

David Willetts' The Pinch addresses the impact of the baby-boomers

Feature: New Labour, old tactic

Labour campaigners hope pointing to 'Tory cuts' in Conservative-run local authorities will help their defence of key marginal seats. The tactic may not be as straightforward as they think.

Feature: Downgrading the expenses storm

Despite the thousands of column inches and the hours of broadcast coverage, the expenses scandal's impact on grassroots politics remains questionable.

Comment: Who let the lobbyists in?

The release of information on parliamentary rooms booked out by MPs for entertaining provides a valuable insight into the space between politics and the private sector.

Opinion Former Press Releases

PCS reaches agreement with Fujitsu

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working for Fujitsu have voted in favour of an offer to end a dispute over jobs, pay and pensions.

Opinion Former Briefings

Opinion Former Briefing: Reaction to the Pre-Budget Report

Opinion Formers react to the Pre-Budget Report announced by the chancellor Alistair Darling on Wednesday.

Latest figures show 835,000 not in employment, education or training. Emily Beardsmore - chair of the British Youth Council (BYC) - explains her organisation's strategy for helping young people in a difficult climate.

Opinion Former Articles

Dog legislation must change immediately

The Mayhew Animal Home is extremely upset to hear the news of the young boy's death as a result of a dog attack and our sympathies go out to the family.

Flood victims illustrate crucial problem of strict landlord policies regarding pets

Featured Opinion Former

People: Peter Scott, Epilepsy Action

Peter Scott on what Julius Caesar, Napoleon and Lenin could have brought to epilepsy campaigning.

Legislation

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

The constitutional reform and governance bill continues with reform of the House of Lords and introduces a number of measures intended to strengthen the role of parliament and the democratic process.

Briefings and Guides

Unemployment

Unemployment is an economic indicator that refers to the number or proportion of people in an economy who are willing and able to work, but are unable to get a job.

Audio and Video

Jobs

Check out politics.co.uk's new jobs section, for government, public sector and public affairs roles

Interview: Ceri Goddard

Newly-appointed chief executive of the Fawcett Society, Ceri Goddard talks human rights, women's pay and taking back the debate on equality between men and women.

Interview: Martin Ferguson

Data security is one of the key challenges for Martin Ferguson, recently appointed as the first head of policy at the Society of IT Management (SocITM), the organisation for public sector IT professionals.

Opinion Formers

We are the UK's leading dedicated political news website. Find out how you can get your message across to our audience of opinion leaders and policy makers .

Election Video Manifestos

politics.co.uk's Opinion Formers set out to present their manifesto "wish lists" to the next generation of MPs and ministers ahead of the General Election in 2010.

Dogs Trust UK Election Manifesto Video

Dogs Trust give us their 2010 General Election Manifesto video in which they give us their views on stray dogs and battery farms and the need for compulsory microchipping.

Check out more Opinion Former election video manifestos here

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Political blogs are likely to play a crucial role in the battle between the political parties in the upcoming general election. So we at politics.co.uk decided to give our readers a guide to those blogs that we think are worth a read. Check out the new politics.co.uk blogs channel and explore the hundreds of UK political blogs we have featured here.

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Speakers Corner

Cancer care
Cancer patients could receive free home care if Labour wins the general election, Gordon Brown announced today. Devane: Welcome news Brown: Strength and commitment Lansley: How will they pay?

Poll

Parliamentary privilege

Three Labour MPs and one Tory peer have had the whip suspended as they face trial allegedly fiddling their expenses.

Opinion Former Events

The week in Westminster: February 8th - 12th

Parliament's packing a lot into its three-day week before the extended half-term break.

21/04/2010 - MRSA Action UK: NHS Wirral and The Improvement Foundation Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections Outside of Hospital Programme Learning Workshop 3 at Leasowe Castle, Wirral

MP Press Releases

Government still not getting to grips with Weston’s drug problem, new figures reveal

Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has called on the Government to “get it’s act together” as new data shows that the system is still failing over a third of addicts referred to the sea-side town.