Alain Tolhurst

Chief Reporter and podcast host @politicshome, egg chaser for @oldstreetrugby and pie bowler for @addington_vcc 📧[email protected]

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Greens At A Crossroads

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Sienna Rodgers |Sophie Church |Alain Tolhurst

The Rundown Podcast: Greens At A Crossroads This week the podcast takes a look at perhaps the forgotten winners of last year’s general election, as despite unprecedented success in winning 1.8m votes and quadrupling their number of MPs to four, the Green Party finds itself at something of a crossroads.
Tory Donors Urged To Boost Kemi Badenoch’s Social Media Presence

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst |Tom Scotson

Tory Donors Urged To Boost Kemi Badenoch’s Social Media Presence Tory Party leader Kemi Badenoch makes a speech on Friday in Scotland (Alamy) The Conservative Party co-chairman has asked donors to put money into boosting Kemi Badenoch’s social media presence.
There is little choice in the Assisted Dying Bill for those without agency

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

There is little choice in the Assisted Dying Bill for those without agency There can be no choice or autonomy for those without power and agency over their own lives. I am an ex-Catholic, pro-choice, gay woman. When it comes to assisted dying, I should find it easier than most to back the current Assisted Dying Bill.
Can Government Deliver?

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Alain Tolhurst

The Rundown Podcast: Can This Government Deliver? Chancellor Rachel Reeves used this week's Spending Review to set out how and where Labour will allocate money for the rest of this Parliament, but on The Rundown we're asking whether they have a plan for how they’re actually going to deliver on their priorities, and succeed in completing Keir Starmer’s missions for government?
Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

Weight loss drugs: weight regain is inevitable We shouldn’t be surprised by weight regain when people stop taking weight loss drugs if they’re not supported to make effective, long-term lifestyle changes.
Transplant patients deserve psychological care as standard

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

Transplant patients deserve psychological care as standard Opie Jones, who received lifesaving advanced cell and gene therapy treatment at Great Ormond Street in July 2021 For thousands of people in the UK each year, a stem cell transplant represents a second chance at life – a clinical lifeline when diseases like blood cancer or genetic disorders arise.
Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst |Zoe Crowther

Treasury Expanding Access To Winter Fuel Allowance For Pensioners Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expanding the criteria for pensioners to get the winter fuel allowance payment this winter (Alamy) The government has announced the eligibility for pensioners' winter fuel allowance will be expanded to include those with incomes of £35,000 or below.
Why on earth are we debating assisted suicide in the middle of a palliative care crisis?

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

Why on earth are we debating assisted suicide in the middle of a palliative care crisis? Supporters of legalising assisted suicide will say that doing so and improving palliative care are not mutually exclusive options. Evidence suggests that's not actually the case. Palliative care is transformative.
No: this isn’t austerity 2.0

2 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

No: this isn’t austerity 2.0 “Did anybody vote Labour for austerity 2.0?” Victoria Derbyshire asked me on Newsnight last week. The answer is: no, they did not. And next week, we’ll see that austerity 2.0 is not what they will get. Given some of the commentary around Wednesday's Spending Review, you might be led to believe that George Osborne’s scissor-hands were back in HM Treasury. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
The Planning Bill gives developers the right to pay cash to trash nature - it must change

3 weeks ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

The Planning Bill gives developers the right to pay cash to trash nature – it must change Campaigners and MPs, including Chris Hinchliff, gather in Parliament Square calling for urgent action to save chalk streams, June 2025 (Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News) If the purpose of politics is to lay the foundations of a good life for all, the environmental measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill reveal a troubling lack of imagination at the heart of government. For two decades, a...