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Why is Gavin Barwell our MP of the month?

Why is Gavin Barwell our MP of the month?

by Grace-Anne Marius / 02 Jan 2013

The MP for Croydon Central’s success in spearheading the Mental Health Discrimination Bill wins him this month’s title

A guide to the Energy Bill

A guide to the Energy Bill

by Josh White / 14 Dec 2012

Everything you need to know about the Energy Bill

Jeremy Browne on liberals, Tories and 'capitalist revolution'

Jeremy Browne on liberals, Tories and 'capitalist revolution'

by Rob Wilson / 13 Dec 2012

Rob Wilson MP meets the home office minister who explains why he wants the Lib Dems to be permanently considered a party of government, answers critics who believe he is a closet Tory and discusses his unusual childhood

Special report: An appetite for change

Special report: An appetite for change

by Anna Soubry MP / 13 Dec 2012

Health minister Anna Soubry presents a new deal to combat challenges to public health

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Special report: Healthy body, healthy life

Special report: Healthy body, healthy life

by Anoosh Chakelian / 12 Dec 2012

Melanie Leech sets out a regime for good food habits 

Special report: Consuming passion

Special report: Consuming passion

by Anoosh Chakelian / 12 Dec 2012

In this special report, Total Politics and the Food and Drink Federation investigate the nation's food health and how it can be improved

'I'm wrong a lot of the time', Stella Creasy

'I'm wrong a lot of the time', Stella Creasy

by Anoosh Chakelian / 10 Dec 2012

Stella Creasy MP chats to Anoosh Chakelian about waging war on payday loan sharks, working for Walthamstow and dealing with press adulation

NEETs: A lost generation

NEETs: A lost generation

by Alex Cunningham / 03 Dec 2012

Alex Cunningham MP paints a bleak future facing too many of this country’s unemployed young people

'Never disillusioned': transport committee chair Louise Ellman

'Never disillusioned': transport committee chair Louise Ellman

by Anoosh Chakelian / 26 Nov 2012

Louise Ellman, chair of the transport select committee, talks planes, trains and automobiles with Anoosh Chakelian… oh, and that troublesome rail franchise bid

Why is Jon Ashworth our MP of the month?

Why is Jon Ashworth our MP of the month?

by Grace-Anne Marius / 26 Nov 2012

The MP for Leicester South’s strong desire to rehabilitate Richard III wins him this month’s accolade 

Special report: Educating the palate

Special report: Educating the palate

by John Stevenson / 23 Nov 2012

John Stevenson MP mulls over the unexpected benefits to health that could be hidden among rising food prices

Special report: Supermarket sweep

Special report: Supermarket sweep

by Anoosh Chakelian / 23 Nov 2012

Dalton Philips takes stock of the nation’s changing food habits. Interview by Anoosh Chakelian

Energy Bill: Hot air and explosive reactions

Energy Bill: Hot air and explosive reactions

by Grace-Anne Marius and Charlie Critchell / 14 Dec 2012

Grace-Anne Marius and Charlie Critchell investigate the party-political battleground upon which the details of the Energy Bill were bitterly fought

Ministerial profile: Danny Alexander

Ministerial profile: Danny Alexander

by Grace-Anne Marius / 13 Dec 2012

The Treasury’s chief secretary brings a Scottish flavour and business acumen to his post

Special report: A big deal

Special report: A big deal

by Anoosh Chakelian / 13 Dec 2012

What you need to know about FDF and the Public Health Responsibility Deal

The political buzz about bees

The political buzz about bees

by Anoosh Chakelian / 13 Dec 2012

Confused about the recent buzz surrounding bees and pesticides? Here's what they're saying in Westminster...

Breakfast meeting: Good Provisions

Breakfast meeting: Good Provisions

by Anoosh Chakelian / 12 Dec 2012

Anoosh Chakelian reports from the roundtable discussion of industry experts and politicians who met to debate the state of the nation’s eating habits and what the government can do to help improve them

Editor's guide to the January 2013 issue

Editor's guide to the January 2013 issue

by Ben Duckworth / 10 Dec 2012

Who is the real Grant Shapps?

Who is the real Grant Shapps?

by Ben Duckworth / 10 Dec 2012

The Conservative chairman has a mission – to deliver a majority for the Conservative party in 2015. Ben Duckworth discovers how he is a more complex individual than anyone had first realised

George Freeman MP on the technicals of agri-science

George Freeman MP on the technicals of agri-science

by George Freeman MP / 03 Dec 2012

George Freeman MP on why we need an ambitious strategy for UK agri-science

Plotting against the PM: a master conspirator's guide

Plotting against the PM: a master conspirator's guide

by Dan Hodges / 26 Nov 2012

Veteran conspirator Dan Hodges reveals his modus operandi for undermining a No 10 incumbent. He also explains where current Tory plotters are going wrong

'Loyalty is a pre-requisite for success,' Jowell

'Loyalty is a pre-requisite for success,' Jowell

by Ben Duckworth / 26 Nov 2012

She helped steer through a winning Olympics bid and saw the project through to an overwhelming national success. Ben Duckworth meets the former culture secretary and London 2012 minister who reflects on the merits of political loyalty and is now looking forward to a new political role

Special report: Talk about taste

Special report: Talk about taste

by Anoosh Chakelian / 23 Nov 2012

Former food minister Jim Paice MP and shadow food minister Huw Irranca-Davies MP debate the meatier aspects of the food affordability debate

Breakfast meeting: Hungry for reform

Breakfast meeting: Hungry for reform

by Anoosh Chakelian / 23 Nov 2012

Total Politics meets with Morrisons, politicians and food industry experts to discuss economic and health-related threats

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