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What do you think of the MPs’ inquiry into UK Eurovision song contest failure? I give it nul points | Laura Snapes

Digital, culture, media and sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage has announced that MPs will scrutinise the UK's reliable failure in the competition to see where we're going wrong, with a hearing to be held over the…

They aren’t always very democratic or terribly liberal but see themselves as terribly nice – but what are they for?

It’s actually more of a now widespread observation, funny because it’s true. ‘Neil Armstrong was at one point humankind’s most famous man. The second man on the Moon Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin had a nickname that was stuck to…

Gareth Bacon and David Simmonds: From different parts of a great Party and a great city – we’re sure who should be its Mayor

Our two constituencies sit about thirty miles apart. Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner is in the far north west, where the Metropolitan line runs out towards the Chilterns. Orpington is in the far south east, on the Kent…

How the Local Government Association won over Reform UK

It is funded both by central Government grants and membership subscriptions from local authorities. Those two funding sources prompt it to have a combined role. Partly it is what the Institute of Economic Affairs has…

‘SEND Matters: We need reform, but families must have a voice’

This month, I hosted another drop-in event in Parliament with the SEND Matters Coalition, bringing parents, campaigners and parliamentarians together to talk about the future of special educational needs and disabilities…

Successive governments have been unable, and mostly unwilling, to address the scandal. It is unlikely that further investigations are needed but education of the public about the scandal is vital. Around half of voters…

Revealed: The Labour seats the Conservatives are targeting at next general election

The party published a list of 83 English seats where selections are taking place over the next six months, with 61 held by Labour, 14 by the Liberal Democrats and three by Reform UK. The Labour seats being targeted span…

Merz’s election nightmare continues

And back in Brussels, some EU officials are being pushed beyond the Schuman bubble as the fight over savings in the next seven-year budget gets very real. Questions? Comments? Let us know on our WhatsApp here or at +32…

4,9 Prozent: Der Absturz von Merz’ CDU

Parteichef und Kanzler Friedrich Merz versucht mit einem schnellen Machtwort, seine Ämter zu sichern. Rasmus Buchsteiner und Rixa Fürsen analysieren, wie tragfähig dieser Befreiungsschlag wirklich ist und ob der Union…

From waste to wealth: Europe’s textile opportunity

For the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a circular economy for fashion is where clothing, shoes and accessories are used more, made to be recycled and created from recycled or renewable inputs. European post-consumer textile…