Conservative backbenchers have hit out against Ken Clarke's planned reforms to the criminal justice system in England and Wales, accusing him of breaking manifesto pledges.
David Cameron has said Ed Miliband is "in the pocket of the unions" after the Labour leader chose not to address tomorrow's strikes during prime minister's questions.
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has told councils in England to be "masters of their own economic destinies" by handing them more power over their finances.
You know all hope is lost for a normal life when a paper from the US Chamber of Commerce drops into the inbox at midnight and you decide to read it on the iPad before getting some sleep. You would have thought three young children were enough to keep one awake. Damn those good people…
Nick Clegg's claim that there was no support for an unelected House of Lords was met with howls of protest during a Commons debate yesterday which exposed splits within both Labour and the Conservatives on the issue.
Our client The Body Shop has, in conjunction with ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purpose) run a campaign to end the sex trafficking of children. The campaign has become a truly global phenomenon: the petition supporting it has amassed over 6 million signatures worldwide, with 2.3million of…
I've been engaging in an archiving project, sorting through databases, computer drives, publications and archive boxes to put some much needed organisation into my collection of electoral material. As part of this I've decided to make most of my past...
I'm currently preparing a publication on the 2011 NSW Election for the state Parliamentary Library. There are a few remarkable statistics that are worth commenting on. The Coalition recorded a 2-party preferred vote of 64.2%, an overall swing of 16.5%....
On Friday 10 June, the WA state Electoral Boundaries Commission will publish draft electoral boundaries. Details of the boundaries will be published around lunchtime at the Boundary Commission's website, http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/. 30 days will then be allowed for public comment on...