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Dod's Parliamentary Communications Ltd is a focused political publishing company located in London. It was established in its current form in 2004, following the merger of Vacher Dod Publishing and Parliamentary Communications Ltd.

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MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions

1 day ago | politicshome.com | Harriet Symonds |Zoe Crowther

3 min read Russia has sanctioned 15 British MPs and six members of the House of Lords, accusing them of making "hostile statements and unfounded accusations". In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, the Kremlin accused the UK of carrying out an "ongoing confrontational course, which includes efforts to demonize our country".
Rural notspots - why there's no phone signal in the countryside and how to fix it

2 days ago | politicshome.com | Matilda Martin |Simon Rockman

6 min read It was billed as the solution to poor or absent mobile coverage, but in five years the £1bn Shared Rural Network has built just one tower in a total not-spot. Simon Rockman argues it should be abandoned: there is a better solution available. Illustration by Tracy Worrall The UK has the worst mobile coverage in Europe. And with the closure of 2G and 3G, and replacement of Chinese equipment with inferior Scandinavian apparatus, the problem is getting worse.
North pole-axed too late

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther

5 min read Lord North was ill-suited to being a wartime prime minister but it took parliament seven years to replace him by which time America was lost. On the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, Lord Roberts of Belgravia explains why “The loyalties which centre upon number one are enormous,” Winston Churchill said of the premiership. “If he makes mistakes they must be covered. If he sleeps he must not be wantonly disturbed.
The Rundown Podcast: Last Orders For Britain's Pubs?

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Jimmy McIntosh |Alain Tolhurst

4 min read With the Commons in recess, the podcast has headed down to the pub again to discuss the UK’s hospitality industry and the struggles it continues to face. A host of global headwinds and domestic policy contribute to a bleak outlook for the sector in 2025.
Recipes for Disaster

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Tom Scotson |Adam Payne

3 min read To launch a new column on politicians making a meal of it, there was only one place to start. “Me and politics, I don’t have a clue,” says 27-year-old Jada Mehmet. She works in her mum’s café in New Covent Garden Flower Market in south west London, starting every morning at 4am. She wasn’t here on the morning that Ed Miliband dropped in for breakfast 11 years ago. But despite her claims to political ignorance, she knows about it.
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther |Tom Scotson |Adam Payne

3 min read A group of senior Conservative MPs has met with German sister parties to discuss how to recover from their 2024 general election defeat and take the fight to Reform UK. A delegation of shadow cabinet ministers, including Priti Patel, Andrew Bowie, Andrew Griffith and Alan Mak this month travelled to Europe to meet politicians from Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU).
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal - but these fake patriots do not stand for British values

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther

3 min read Nigel Farage and Reform UK have managed to tap into public discontent. But be in no doubt: their dress-up patriotism and easy answers would be devastating for our country. We must not deny Reform UK’s appeal. After 14 years of failure, many voters are looking to Nigel Farage’s party. It has shown a clear ability to tap into public discontent where other parties have struggled. Labour must call out Reform’s fraudulent messaging and mobilise voters against these fake patriots.
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Tali Fraser

3 min read A Labour MP has raised concern about the feasibility of a key plank of the government's planning reforms. Alex Sobel, MP forLeeds Central and Headingley, has written to the chairs of three select committees asking them to look at whether regulator Natural England has the capacity to carry out its role in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Ukrainian MP Urges UK To Maintain "Balance" Between Defence And Aid Spending

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst |Zoe Crowther

7 min read An influential Ukrainian MP has urged the UK government to “balance” its increased defence spending with sustained humanitarian aid for Ukraine, as the war with Russia continues. "Having balance between defence spending and humanitarian aid to foreign countries would be very much preferred," Oleksandr Vasiuk told PoliticsHome. Vasiuk is a Ukrainian MP and member of President Volodomyr Zelensky’s ‘Servant of the People’ Party.
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo

1 week ago | politicshome.com | Alain Tolhurst

4 min read Labour’s role in Kosovo is among our party’s greatest foreign policy successes. With pro-Russian, Serbian forces trying to destabilise the country, we must step up once again. Despite the war in Ukraine beginning in 2014, following Russia’s occupation of Crimea, few in the West imagined Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of the country in 2022. Even though our allies in Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics had spent years warning us about Putin’s territorial ambitions.