More strategic powers for the Mayor of London in key areas ranging from climate change to housing to culture have become law today as the Greater London Authority (GLA) Act received Royal Assent. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Not all Mums are career women but that doesn't mean we don't play a vital... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

It is mandatory for all NHS staff to comply with Clinical Governance. To be... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if the Guardian had been right to say that the Government will do a u-turn on renewable energy, the PMS said that Ministers were not planning a u-turn on any pledges to combat climate change and we were not... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked about the letter the Prime Minister had received from the Leader of the Opposition about the Phillips review, the PMS said that it was a party matter. There were ongoing inter-party talks chaired by Sir Hayden... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the country was ready for 70 million people, the PMS referred to the ONS press release that morning and pointed out that they prefaced their findings with the phrase 'if ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked how concerned the Prime Minister had been that Turkey had threatened to destabilise the only stable region in Iraq, the PMS said that it was best to wait for the Prime Minister's press conference with Prime... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked if Constitutional Reform included House of Lords reform, the PMS referred to the Prime Minister's statement on the Constitutional Reform Agenda on 3 July and said that it was much wider than just the issue... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) began by outlining the two main issues discussed at this morning's Cabinet. Firstly, there was an update from Jack Straw on the Constitutional Reform Agenda and how that was ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Representatives from the Energy Saving Trust have visited Number 10 to discuss energy saving initiatives with the PM. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Iran's behaviour in apparently defying the international community to press ahead with its nuclear programme is "unacceptable" and could bring "tougher sanctions", the PM has said. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Cabinet, Constitutional Reform, Turkey, Population Growth, Phillips Review and Renewable Energy Read more Comment (0), Email this.

More resources will be released to the front line by streamlining the MoD's Head Office to ensure it is as efficient as possible. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

All the countries that compete in the Olympic games contribute towards the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Many people are desparate for housing, and are unable to buy a home, even... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

I want to see the complete re-nationalisation of the whole UK rail network,... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Immigrants-Should-Work-For-The-Right-To-Benefits & Housing. Immigrants... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Use of a motorcycle reduces pollution and congestion. The current no charge... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Currently, only the names and occupations of the bride and groom's fathers... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

As London is already the capital of the UK, I propose that Manchester -... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

With the cost of houses ever rising way way above our own earnings how on... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

For hundreds of years now the North East of England has been neglected by... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Counteract the ludicrous petition by Chris Ward to 'Stop claiming that there... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Stop ALL immigration NOW, this would save the country a fortune also we... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Whilst the majority of traders are honest, hard working people, there are a... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

This petition is to help save EMD cinema in Walthamstow, it should be... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The smoking ban has done a fine job of allowing non-smokers to go out and... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Prime Minister has said he "supports the restraint of Turkey" following recent attacks on Turkish forces by separatist group PKK. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The PM has announced a UK Turkey strategic partnership to boost trade, security, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Prime Minister has reiterated his desire to see the Middle East peace process "move forward" to an an eventual two-state solution. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Has your charity won £1,000? The Charity Commission, which regulates the 190,000 registered charities in England and Wales, today publishes the list of all charity winners from its monthly online services... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Hi i would like the goverment to put a stop to private households having... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

There has been a massive increase in the number of motorbike related deaths... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Trinity Street PO in Gainsborough ably serves the area in which it is... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Contrary to popular belief, motorists don't pay any more towards the upkeep... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Being a student myself, it angers me when I want to visit my friend in Wales... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

'...Make a bill that forces large corporate companies making over £10 million pounds profit per annum to donate a said amount to small local charities not just national. Which would help to support and continue... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

It seems both unfair and unhelpful that there is an apparent segregation in... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

By establishing separate legislatures and executives in 3 of the 4 Home... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Governement has confirmed there is no legal definition of 'Vegan' or '... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Government has agreed to provide £650m for the improvement of Armed... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

and contribute towards feeding the worlds growing population, and at the... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Millions of workers who switch jobs before retirement age could have their... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Research published today by Ministry of Justice reveals that less than one in four consumers have heard of either Before the Event (BTE) or After the Event (ATE) legal expenses insurance. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

"We need to ensure that the market delivers enough energy supply in five years' time, in ten years' time and in fifteen years' time," was the message from Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks, as a new report was published... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

* Additional Diplomas in Science, Languages and the Humanities launched Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Asked for a more specific timetable on what the Prime Minister had set out in his statement, and if all of this would happen in Parliament before the next Council, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Europe Read more Comment (0), Email this.

UK population to rise to 65m by 2016 Read more Comment (0), Email this.

High Level Group on Clinical Effectiveness sets out recommendations to improve patient care Read more Comment (0), Email this.

For a fairer distribution of resources and for greater protection of all UK... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Street violence and crime has been a by-product of two things. Firstly,... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Our chair Stuart Burgess is due to appear on this week's Radio 4 The Westminster Hour, talking about his role as the government's Rural Advocate. This week's programme focuses on... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

This publication is about evidencing the areas of best practice which can be shared and pooled collectively in order to make sustainable improvements across whole systems in acute care. The Unscheduled Care Collaborative... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Crimes and offences recorded by the police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Evaluation of Alcohol Test Purchasing - Andy MacGregor Report Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A Guide to Test Purchasing in Scotland Read more Comment (0), Email this.

The Sixth annual Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) reports are published today. The MAPPA bring together the police, probation and prison services in each of the 42 areas in England and Wales... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Between April and June 2007 the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) consulted on options for the reform of Air Travel Organisers' Licence (ATOL) bonding by package holiday companies. The aim was... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

On 25 July I announced that Chris Lewin and Ed Sweeney, who had been appointed as external reviewers to the Deregulatory Review in December 2006, had published their report "Deregulatory Review of Private Pensions... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Children as young as 8 years old are for the first time the focus of an online safety programme being launched by the UK police organisation dedicated to tackling child sex abuse - the Child Exploitation and Online... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

LINDON, OTCHAKOVSKY-LAURENS AND JULY v. FRANCE - 21279/02 [2007] ECHR 836 (22 October 2007) Read more Comment (0), Email this.

McGuigan, R v [2007] NICC 35 (12 October 2007) Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Eshokai, Re Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 75 (19 October 2007) Read more Comment (0), Email this.

This is the trial of a preliminary issue pursuant to the Order of Mr Justice Mann of 11 August 2006 whereby he ordered that the intellectual property issues in this action be determined as a preliminary issue. ... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

THE DEPUTY JUDGE: This is an application under section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to quash the decision of an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

THE DEPUTY JUDGE: This case raises a short point on the proper interpretation of the phrase "industrial process" in Article 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

MR JUSTICE UNDERHILL: This is an application for judicial review of a decision of the Parole Board, communicated by letter dated 22 August 2007, imposing a condition of residence at approved premises as a condition... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

These appeals against conviction, heard consecutively, raise interesting questions about the offence created by section 2(1) of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 (the 2004 Act), that... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

This is an appeal by Erdogan Ulcay against his conviction on 23rd November 2005 at Isleworth Crown Court, before His Honour Judge Testar and a jury, of conspiracy to facilitate the commission of breaches of immigration... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

HM The Queen has appointed Rupert Simon Overbury to be a Circuit Judge on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, the Right Honourable Jack Straw MP. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, has assigned... Read more Comment (0), Email this.

Secretary of State for the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, today threw his weight behind the UK 2007 WorldSkills team as they prepare to set off for Japan. Read more Comment (0), Email this.

A report analysing the responses to the consultation on the principle of abolishing the Graduate Endowment fee. Read more Comment (0), Email this.