Richard Granger has resigned.  Never heard of him?  You will know his work.  He is was Britain's top paid civil servant (£290,000 a year no less) and was responsible for upgrading information technology (IT) systems and introducing…

Government The Government today vowed to use its international relations to strengthen the UK's border controls, crack down on migration abuse and tackle trafficking. The pledge was reinforced by Home Secretary John Reid speaking today from…

I get a distinct feeling that the Tories are rapidly moving back to square one at the moment. It may well be too early to say with any conviction that they are back in Hague/IDS/Howard territory, but the signs are there. They have had a…

So after all the fuss, u-turns, backtracking, re-packaging, delays, spin and farce it seems that HIPs may not be enforceable after all!  That is right,  even if the government does go ahead with its pseudo-implementation on 1st August…

Government Laws under which parents in England and Wales face jail for smacking children so hard they leave a mark are to be reviewed, the government has said. Children's Minister Beverley Hughes said parents would be asked whether smacking…

And so to the BMA's annual conference where GPs voted on various issues. There were unanimous votes to carry the following motions: This conference has no confidence in the UK government's handling of the National Health Service, the…

Iain Dale has demolished in a few short words Ming Campbell's proposal to abuse local-authority powers to get more social housing built, so effectively that even the LibDem NorfolkBlogger agrees with him. This has provoked an…

Government Ministers' troubled attempts to reform the house-selling process received another significant setback yesterday when a leading industry body warned that a requirement for sellers to pay for information packs would prove…

JG pointed out Boris Johnson's comments on Blair's speech about the modern media. It deserves a post of its own. Boris wants to characterize Blair's comments as being mainly about the media's treatment of him. If you read Blair's speech…

Government Gordon Brown has made his final parliamentary appearance as chancellor, defending the government's record and announcing a new reform of the Bank of England. The chancellor received plaudits and brickbats in equal measure as he…