Readers' Comments

Here are just a selection of the comments from our readers:

Thorough and interesting, Parliamentary Brief brings specialist views to bear on current affairs issues. People who are not normally read in the media - head teachers and doctors for instance - say fresh things about the subjects they know inside out. Essential reading for people like me. More please...
Peter Riddell, Political Editor, The Times

I read Parliamentary Brief with great interest. Its strongest feature is the genuine experts that write for it, providing very valuable and authoritative reviews of important areas of public policy. The advertisements are useful too in identifying people with an interest in the subject.
David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

Through original articles and interviews from an impressive range of sources, Parliamentary Brief effectively delivers the issues behind key policy areas such as health, education, transport and social development. Both interesting and informative, it consistently conveys a cross section of views, which is why it has been of such great use over the years.
Philip Gould, Polling and Strategic Advisor to the Prime Minister

You have to look long and hard nowadays for the background behind the spin, but for many years now Parliamentary Brief has been providing just that.
Adrian Sanders MP, Liberal Democrat

The Specialist Schools Trust has been very pleased with the objective, interesting and fair coverage of specialist schools given by Parliamentary Brief over the years. This has given our schools the opportunity to describe the progress they are making in raising standards.
Sir Cyril Taylor, Chairman of the Specialist Schools Trust

Parliamentary Brief's special report on the UK oil and gas sector brings clarity to the complex issues that confront our industry today. It successfully represents the sector's diverse elements, yet compellingly conveys the story as a whole.
Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive of the UK Offshore OperatorsAssociation (UKOOA)

For more than a decade now, Parliamentary Brief has provided top quality coverage of Northern Ireland affairs from the Downing Street Declaration through to the controversy over the Framework Document and the final negotiation of the Agreement. Since then, it has been one of the most authoritative commentators on the political process. It is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in Northern Ireland'
David Trimble, former First Minister, Northern Ireland

Parliamentary Brief is required reading for those who want to be informed about politics and government today. It goes behind the day-to-day headlines and provides background analysis of political events. Good interviews and coverage of specialist issues, particulary health, education, transport and foreign affairs.
George Jones, Political Editor, The Daily Telegraph

Parliamentary Brief is one of the very few high-quality independent magazines in Britain. That alone would make it special. But, in addition, it manages to be essential reading for anyone trying to understand the twists and turns of British political life. It offers a well-informed view of a wide variety of areas of political debate, from planning law to health care. It has excellent access to senior politicians, and so can bring readers the flavour of their thinking. It is not narrowly domestic: it covers international issues such as the Sudan competently and from a refreshingly independent standpoint. All this is a tribute to the partnership of good editorship and intelligent readers. Parliamentary Brief has succeeded in becoming the magazine of the political in-crowd without being captured by its readers. That is a considerable achievement, and one that deserves many more successful years.
Frances Cairncross, Rector, Exeter College, Oxford