What’s new from Parliament Street

• 5th September 2019
  

  Kindness, Integrity and Respect Must Always Win in Politics

  
  By Danny Bowman, Head of Campaigns at Parliament Street I have been watching in shear amazement and slight discomfort the past couple of days in politics. The scheming, the vacant lack of self-awareness shown by some of our most well-known politicians and the constant reminder of what happens when integrity, kindness and respect fails to win the day. Anyone in
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  17th August 2019
  

  Interview with Simon Richards, Chief Executive of The Freedom Association

  
  In the second of a new series of weekend interviews our Online Editor, Matt Snape speaks to Simon Richards, Chief Executive of The Freedom Association. Simon became a Member of The Freedom Association in 1976, when he was a school student. In 2002 he was appointed Editor of TFA’s magazine, Freedom Today, and, from 2004, also ran its web sites.
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  16th August 2019
  

  Report: Government urged tackle ‘chronic connectivity’ in rural farming communities

  
  The government must take action to transform the British heartland putting farming first to revitalise rural areas, according to a new policy paper from UK think tank Parliament Street. The report, entitled Sustaining the Heartland: Challenges of rural communities, farming and agriculture, is highly critical of the current barriers facing rural communities, farms and the wider
• 11th August 2019
  

  1 in 16 Report – Examining Mental Health Support in English Universities

  
  Full Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uu4-X41CxDtqO-0V7jz-0vRidUYz0hD1/view This report examines the level of mental health support in English universities and provides an insight into some of the many barriers faced by students when attempting to access mental health provision on campus. Counselling Research The report outlines recent research undertaken by Parliament on counselling levels in English universities. One in every 16 University students accessed
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  29th July 2019
  

  LACKING LINKS

  
  In a timely new briefing paper Parliament Street’s Head of External Relations, Elizabeth Anderson makes the case to the new government for increased investment in rural
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  26th July 2019
  

  Interview with Rachel Maclean MP

  
  In the first of a new series of weekend interviews our Online Editor, Matt Snape speaks to Rachel Maclean MP after a very interesting week in politics. Rachel was elected as the new Conservative Member of Parliament for Redditch in the 2017 General Election. Rachel chairs three All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) – Women in Parliament, Carers and Endangered Species. Matt
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  24th July 2019
  

  GREEN CAPITALISM

  
  In a groundbreaking new research paper Parliament Street Director of Policy and Professorial Research Fellow, Dr. Peter Hill and Parliament Street Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Sullivan offer a centre-right alternative to the red environmentalist policies of the Green New Deal. It is time for Green
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  3rd September 2019
  

  Maths Revolution – a Parliament Street paper

  
  Parliament Street has today launched a major new paper criticising the current education system and calling on Oftsed to take a different approach to mathematics. Read the full paper
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  21st August 2019
  

  Naomi Ferguson on BBC Radio 4 Farming Today

  
  Our director Naomi Ferguson appeared on BBC Radio 4 Farming Today to discuss her new research paper entitled, “Sustaining the Heartland: Challenges of rural communities, farming and