Laura Hood
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Politics Editor & Assistant Editor @ConversationUK
London, England
Joined March 2009
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Analysis of parliamentary debates shows Conservative MPs really missing the point on a law we now have to live by via @ConversationUK.
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Voters now need to take ID to the ballot box in England, despite little evidence that fraud is a problem.
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"During Johnson’s tenure, too much time has been spent discussing what the British public is willing to put up with.". via @ConversationUK.
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Johnson is not the first world leader to prioritise his own ambitions over meaningful governance.
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Partygate: how the Sue Gray report revealed the age of 'government by WhatsApp' via @ConversationUK.
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The report on lockdown parties at Number 10 relied heavily on WhatsApp transcripts to show wrongdoing.
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borderline obsessed with the mystery of page 18 at this point via @ConversationUK.
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Boris Johnson’s Downing Street indulged in excessive drinking and parties while gathering was illegal – but is there enough evidence against the PM personally?
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Bit of a frustrating loophole here. Johnson lives where he works, which might get him off the hook via @ConversationUK.
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Boris Johnson’s arguments fall down in several key ways.
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"In proposing to increase the maximum penalty for toppling a statue, the government says it is recognising the 'emotional or wider distress' caused by damage to public property. As this jury has shown, 'emotional and wider distress' cuts both ways."
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The acquittal of the Colston Four is an important moment in upholding the right to protest, precisely because the jury’s verdict was based on the law as well as sentiment.
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Heartbreaking testimonies here from politicians just trying to do their jobs as public servants via @ConversationUK.
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Politics has become a low-trust, high-blame environment that has left public servants under near constant threat of attack.
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The history of how grand coalitions became the norm in Germany via @ConversationUK.
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Grand coalitions and fragile alliances have become standard procedure in the Bundestag.
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"denial of failure is poor strategy". A call for realism from Western leaders .via @ConversationUK.
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The US, Nato and the EU must support stability on the ground, even if it’s not the type of stability they wanted.
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Useful explainer here for anyone new to this via @ConversationUK.
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Jake Davison, the gunman in the UK’s worst mass shooting in a decade, has been linked to the ‘Incel’ movement – but what what do incels really believe?
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"It is exceptionally rare for people to impersonate someone to try to vote. There are hardly any cases of the 'problem' which voter #VoterID would 'solve'." .#QueensSpeech
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To justify a push towards requiring ID to vote, some paint a picture of chaos and deception that is very far from reality.
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Great to hear a public inquiry will happen. A team of experts on some less obvious questions that should be included via @ConversationUK.
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Beyond the immediate questions of NHS funding and the timing of decisions, some controversial governance choices need to be urgently addressed.
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Hartlepool by-election: inside the new northern Conservatism via @ConversationUK.
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Another red wall seat falls to the party of government, leaving Labour out in the cold once more.
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Don't hang around like Nicola, plan your weekend with this helpful guide from the folks at the Scottish Election Study via @ConversationUK.
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When should you tune in for the big announcements over the weekend?
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Drawing back the curtain on party finance laws with @sampower via @ConversationUK.
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The Electoral Commission says there are “reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or offences may have occurred”.
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We can all always do more, listen more and learn more – so why would this case be any different? via @ConversationUK.
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It starts with a basic conversation about their needs and fears.
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Nobody:. My mum opening our daily phone call: “I’ve purchased two large obelisks for the garden”. You have got to admire this woman’s commitment to keeping lockdown 3 fresh and exciting.
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