Tom Gordon: ‘Adoption breakdown in the UK is a silent crisis demanding urgent reform’
Adoption is often viewed as the happy ending in a child’s journey through trauma and instability, but for many families across the UK, it marks the beginning of a far more complex and challenging chapter. The issue of adoption breakdown — when adopted children leave the family home prematurely — is a crisis that continues […]
Gavin Williamson: ‘The time to recognise Somaliland is now — before it’s too late’
The worldwide recognition of Somaliland cannot be ignored for even a second longer. Somalia is a failed state. The president is already proving a liability — failing to combat terrorism, lawlessness on the streets, and presiding over an appalling human rights record. Baseless and damaging claims regarding the legitimacy of critical infrastructure such as Berbera […]
Pay-offs to departing MPs at the next election set to double after IPSA ruling
Severance pay given to departing MPs will double to £17,300 at the next general election. Former MPs’ “winding-up” period has also been extended from eight weeks to four months, in an effort to make the transition from parliamentary work smoother and more efficient. A spokesperson for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, the body that made […]
Speaker calls for ‘increased level of scrutiny’ on All-Party Parliamentary Groups
All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are too easily set up and lack independent scrutiny, according to a rare joint intervention by the Speakers of both Houses of Parliament. House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Lords speaker Lord McFall have written in a letter that Parliament’s reputation is being put at risk by the […]
