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Roger Highfield, editor of New Scientist magazine, was invited to speak at a House of Commons reception for the UK's National Science Learning Centre, hosted by the MPs Phil Willis and Barry Sheerman. This is the text of his...
The Commons is still largely white, male and middle aged, says the report Political parties have been urged to publish how many women, ethnic minority, gay and disabled people are putting themselves forward to be MPs. An...
Political parties will be forced to declare how many women, disabled people and ethnic minority applicants they reject as potential candidates to stand as MPs. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent The proposal by a committee...
The chief pharmacist at Boots today admitted the company markets homeopathic remedies as effective cures despite there being no medical evidence that they work. Addressing the House of Commons parliamentary science watchdog,...
Relations between the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chancellor hit a new low today after Alistair Darling faced a barrage of criticism from both sides of the Commons over the emergence of a £61.6 billion secret loan...
Scotland is to get more power over setting income tax under the most radical shake-up of devolution since 1999. Jim Murphy, the Scottish Secretary Photo: PA Westminster will cut the UK rate of income tax by 10p in Scotland but...
Lord Justice Scott Baker is to join the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority The judge who sat as coroner in the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to join the new independent body...
A decision to award £113,000 of taxpayers’ money to schools linked to an extremist Muslim group has been condemned by David Cameron. By Graeme Paton, Education Editor David Cameron's allegations were dismissed as 'unfounded' by...
Climate sceptics have lied, obscured and cheated for years. That's why we climate rationalists must uphold the highest standards of science I have seldom felt so alone. Confronted with crisis, most of the environmentalists I...
The parking levy would pay for the city's tram expansion Conservative Party leader David Cameron has supported a House of Commons motion calling for Nottingham's workplace parking levy to be scrapped. The motion was signed by...
