Archive: Domestic Policy

Comment: Fences don't make us safe

Fence-building is a lazy policy solution. So why are so many countries still doing it?

Comment: What is Palestine's UN strategy?

Comment: Britain's moral responsibility to Palestine

Comment: Palestine solution is at the negotiating table

Timeline: Scottish devolution

The relationship between Scotland and the UK has changed almost beyond recognition since Scotland's first parliamentary election 1997. This is how it happened.

Londoners face new chaos with June Tube strikes

Londoners face more transport chaos this month after a new set of strikes were announced for later in June.

The man's for turning: Cameron scraps justice reform

Turn again? Some commentators believe the prime minister is developing a reputation for U-turns

A key plank of Ken Clarke's justice reforms is being dropped, in the latest coalition U-turn.

Police plan Westminster protest

Police are set to protest against budget cuts

Over 2,000 frontline police officers are to demonstrate against police budget cuts in London next month.

May incorporates Cameron's Munich speech into anti-extremist strategy

May's proposals have drawn criticism from the BMA

David Cameron's rejection of multiculturalism will be incorporated into the government's new anti-extremist strategy, the home secretary has announced.

Video nasty: Censors move to ban horror film

The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) has been denied a certificate

Censors have banned a new horror film in the UK, saying it poses a "real risk" to cinema-goers.

Government's green credentials put to the test

Publication of the natural environment white paper due today

David Cameron's promise to lead the greenest government ever is to be tested later today with the publication of the natural environment white paper.

Grieve ready to pursue Twitter users

Twitter users could face probes triggered by the government's chief legal adviser, Dominic Grieve

The government could intervene in the ongoing Twitter debate by bringing contempt of court proceedings against users.

Lukewarm reception for nature white paper

Caroline Spelman's nature white paper is not universally popular

Caroline Spelman launched the much anticipated 'Natural Choice' white paper today to a mooted reaction from environment groups.

Parent complaint website just months away

Parents groups are concerned at the prevalence of sexualised imagery in childen's products

Plans to set up a parent complaint website for children's media are being fast-tracked by the PM.

Alastair Campbell in brawl with pop star

Downing Street's former director of communications has found himself in an unlikely brawl with a member of boyband The Wanted.

May 'shifting blame' for extremism

Theresa May is "shifting the blame" for her failure to tackle extremism onto universities, a student leader has warned.

Lords reform sparks signs of Lib Dem civil war

Lords reform threatens to split parties down the middle

Senior figures in the Liberal Democrats raised the stakes in the debate over Lords reform today, as early signs of civil war started to break out.

Women face 150-year wait for equality in local government

Equal representation of women on councils could be 150 years away

Women will have to wait 150 years to gain equal representation in local government, according to a report published today.

Ministers tackle the paperclips

Government's efficiency spotlight turns on stationery and office services

Improving the way the government purchases its stationery and office services has already saved £1 billion, Francis Maude has announced.

'Slipper skippers' threaten fishing industry

Fishing quotas are at risk according to an inquiry

Fishermen's livelihoods are at risk from "slipper skippers" and organisations selling fishing quota as a commodity, MPs warned today.

Drugs war has failed, celebs tell PM

The letter is the latest sign of discontent at UK drugs policy

A collection of celebrities have written to the prime minister to urge a reappraisal of the UK's drugs policy.

Asylum 'amnesty' costs taxpayers dear

Warning: Your case may not be processed for 20 years

Over 160,000 asylum seekers have been given leave to remain in the UK at "considerable cost" to the public purse, MPs have said.

Officials put price on nature's value

Government report attempts to place a value on nature

Government officials have attempted to quantify the value of nature to the UK economy in an independent report out today.

Four-day holiday announced for Queen's Diamond Jubilee

The Queen will have been on the throne for 60 years next summer

Britain will enjoy a four-day bank holiday next year for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, it has been confirmed.

England humiliated as Fifa closes ranks to re-elect Blatter

Blatter: 'Not only is our pyramid shaking but our ship has taken water'

English proposals to delay the election of Fifa's president until a reformist candidate could stand were humiliatingly rebuffed today when Sepp Blatter was re-elected.