Tag Archives: British

Protecting and promoting the UK’s democratic values

Posted on 12 March 2011 by Nick Denys

I have just been reading through a bunch of stuff related to the Government’s Free Schools project and came across this. “The Secretary of State will consider each proposal on its merits. And take into account all matters relevant to … Continue reading →

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Can control orders be justified?

Posted on 13 January 2011 by Fiona Melville

There’s been much discussion recently about control orders. David Cameron used to say they don’t work and should be abolished, but now says they need replacing. Nick Clegg also used to say they should be abolished, but now says they … Continue reading →

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Open source government needs open-minded procurement

Posted on 13 December 2010 by Mark Taylor

Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude declares the era of “Major IT Projects” over. Few will disagree with his observation that the Government has provided “easy margins” for the incumbent IT giants, in fact most will go further and … Continue reading →

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Ash, Cleggmania and the dull dullness of economic stats

Posted on 26 April 2010 by Nick Denys

What was the most important political event of last week? Was it the volcanic ash sponsored travel chaos? Was it Cleggmania? Was it the Sky News debate? For me the event which will have most impact on Election 2010 was … Continue reading →

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Treating voters like grown-ups

Posted on 28 January 2010 by Fiona Melville

Dave has already written about the British Social Attitudes report but I wanted to pick up on something in the Radio 4 coverage of it. There’s all the interesting stuff about people becoming more conservative over the last 20 years, … Continue reading →

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