Football regulator delay fears after Lords ask for 158 changes to bill Sport Business The prevaricating is also likely to mean hard-up clubs below the Premier League enduring a longer wait for an increase in financial distributions from the top flight.
Tories concerned about overreach in new Labour Football Governance Bill Sport Business The Conservatives issued a caution against potential overreach of the Independent Football Regulator on Wednesday as the Football Governance Bill returned to Westminster. Initially introduced into the House of Commons by the Tories, the second reading of an altered bill was introduced in the Lords on Wednesday by the Labour government. But in the opposition’s [...]
‘Win or lose you should behave the same’ – Tanni Grey-Thompson on going from the Paralympics to parliament Opinion Sport and politics are really similar, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson tells Michael Hayman in an interview for City AM “The moments I’ve got to bring about change could be few and far between… make the most of the time you have.” A message about the urgency of political transformation. Words that any new government should heed [...]
Westminster is broken – literally July 30, 2024 Welcome to parliament new MPs – now please vote to kick yourselves out so the building can be restored, before it’s too late, writes Emma Revell Labour are making a lot of noise about the mess they’ve inherited from the Tories. But there’s one issue that’s messier than almost any other, and where tough decisions [...]
In defence of hereditary peers July 23, 2024 Like the Bene Gesserit in the Dune franchise, hereditary peers measure their plans in centuries, leading to a class of legislators invested in social and political continuity, in the preservation of a nation and its identity, argues Andrew Lomas De Tocqueville wrote of democracy that “it makes each man forget his forefathers… conceals him from [...]
King’s Speech: Labour to legislate OBR fiscal lock to boost ‘market credibility’ July 17, 2024 Labour will legislate for a fiscal lock to require the OBR to provide an independent assessment of any major tax and spending plans.
Keir Starmer to take the ‘brakes off Britain’ with growth-focused King’s Speech July 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take the “brakes off Britain” with a growth-focused King’s Speech.
Election 2024: How does our first past the post voting system work? July 3, 2024 With the general election fast approaching on Thursday, July 4, here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s first past the post voting system.
Election 2024: Give Labour ‘clear mandate’ for change, Starmer urges June 29, 2024 Labour will “need a clear mandate for this change”, Sir Keir Starmer has as he urged activists on to “the hardest mile” before the final days of the election.
Warnings rental reform could disincentivise landlords as bill returns to House of Lords May 16, 2024 Peers have been warned government moves to bring in rental reform risk making it “less attractive” to be a landlord.