Former Tory minister who tried to sell off forests is given Natural England role
Exclusive: Appointment of Dame Caroline Spelman to nature watchdog’s board sparks cronyism allegations
May 2019
British Steel on verge of collapse as government talks stall
Corbyn calls for nationalisation of Brexit-hit producer if £30m loan not forthcoming
March 2019
Yvette Cooper: amendment was a 'vote against chaos of no deal'
Labour backbencher pushed no to no deal amendment to vote after Tory Caroline Spelman decided to drop it
January 2019
Brexit: May goes back to Brussels but EU says nothing has changed
MPs pass amendment pledging to replace Irish backstop with ‘alternative arrangements’
June 2018
The Guardian view on hyper-populism: it’s infecting politicians and technocrats
Editorial: We need a society to encourage dissent so that individuals can resist the challenge of undemocratic thought. This means giving people a voice as well as a vote
November 2017
Proposed law would add mothers' names to marriage certificates in England and Wales
A cross-party group of MPs led by Caroline Spelman seeks to change marriage certificates to reflect ‘modern times’ with bill getting second reading this week
February 2015
Environment blog
Privatisation of UK woodlands is happening by the backdoor
Mark Avery
Mark Avery: Plans to build luxury holiday cabins, majority-owned by venture capitalists, in public forests put protected wildlife and their habitats at risk
January 2015
Ban fracking, says former Tory environment secretary Caroline Spelman
Conservative MP calls for fracking moratorium as Labour says fracking should not be allowed unless regulatory loopholes are closed
April 2014
The trouble with criminalising sex workers' clients
Letters: Tackling the appalling 6.7% conviction rate for reported rape would be a more effective way of addressing high levels of violence against sex workers
Head to head
Should the UK make buying sex illegal?
Joan Smith and Melissa Gira Grant
Head to head:Joan Smith and Melissa Gira Grant debate whether the UK should adopt the 'Nordic model' and reform prostitution laws
Outlaw buying sex, says former Tory minister Caroline Spelman
Spelman calls for UK to follow 'Nordic model' on sex trade, but critics say a clampdown would not stop prostitution
February 2014
Call for Conservatives to adopt 50% female shortlists
Floods should be sharp reminder to climate sceptics of risks – Spelman
November 2012
Greenslade
The angry Tory MPs and the Telegraph - just a skirmish in a phoney war
Roy Greenslade
Roy Greenslade considers the battle between politicians and the press in the nervous run-up to the publication of the Leveson report
October 2012
George Monbiot's blog
Ash disease: an open letter to Hilary Benn and Caroline Spelman
George Monbiot: Your combined inaction as former environment secretaries has led to one of the UK's greatest conservation crises
September 2012
The Northerner
Yet another poet leaves a mark on the northern landscape
PM criticised for giving honours to sacked men – but not women
David Cameron's reshuffle cull targets ministers who failed to deliver change
David Cameron embarks on his first major reshuffle
July 2012
No sell-off of forests, promises Caroline Spelman
Environment secretary says forest estate 'will stay in public hands' following recommendation from expert panel
