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3 min read17 min Labour MPs are privately urging the government to expedite funding for local communities so they have more to show voters before crucial elections in May. In September, the government announced that it would give £5bn to over 300 communities nationwide over the next decade under the Pride and Place Strategy. As part of the scheme, … Read more
Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills | Image by: LANDMARK MEDIA / Alamy 4 min read16 min A gripping, genre-busting 162-minute epic, prepare to be entertained by Paul Thomas Anderson’s morally complex and funny film Readers of The House magazine might think a film called One Battle After Another too much … Read more
Ed Davey at the Liberal Democrats’ party conference (Credit: Contributor: Milo Chandler) 3 min read10 min The Liberal Democrats have changed the rules around their federal elections to exclude trans people from gender diversity quotas, despite members refusing to back the measure at their conference last month. The Lib Dems’ constitution … Read more
David Lammy (Alamy) 3 min read19 min Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is now being seen as a key ally for Labour MPs who want their party leadership to spend less time chasing Reform votes, PoliticsHome can reveal. Lammy, who replaced Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister in the September reshuffle, argued at … Read more
John Davidson: played by Robert Aramayo | Photo © Graeme Hunter/Courtesy of STUDIOCANAL 3 min read8 min A powerful depiction of the life of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson, this emotionally honest and witty film will restore your faith in humanity An emotionally honest biopic of the Scottish Tourette’s syndrome campaigner John … Read more
3 min read21 min The Conservatives have set up a new unit in a bid to sharpen their doorstep strategy. Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake is running the campaigning unit out of the party’s Westminster headquarters on Matthew Parker Street, PoliticsHome understands. A source familiar with the work said it will ensure MPs and activists are equipped with talking points adapted … Read more
6 min read12 min When AI is touted as the solution to every policy question, we need to learn to ask the right questions to sift the real from the illusory. Back in 2018 – when ChatGPT was a mere glint in Sam Altman’s eye – I chaired an event asking, “What role … Read more
5 min read11 min Exclusive: Fears over upcoming reforms to the special education needs (SEND) system have led more parents to request formal support for their children, according to reports from councils. In May, Dame Christine Lenehan, the government’s strategic advisor on SEND, told education reporters the upcoming schools white paper would “probably” … Read more
Jimmy Wales (Photography by Tom Pilston) 11 min read11 min Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales warns that a ‘political showdown’ with the Labour government he backed at the last election may now be necessary to protect a free and open internet Jimmy Wales is a Labour supporter. He married into the party … Read more
2 min read25 October Lucy Powell is the new Labour deputy leader, beating Bridget Phillipson in the contest. Powell received a total of 87,407 votes (54 per cent), while Phillipson received 73,536 votes (46 per cent). Total turnout was just 16.6 per cent, with over 970,000 – including affiliates as well as party … Read more