by Sam | 18 Jul 2014 | Uncategorized
What with high-fiving Jean-Claude Junker, reshuffling his Cabinet, facing criticism over proposed honours for former ministers and seeing his new Chief Whip defeated by, of all things, a House of Commons toilet, no-one can say David Cameron’s week has been dull. This...
by Sam | 7 May 2014 | Infrastructure, Public Sector
What do the railways, supermarkets and big business have in common? Well, if you believe what you read in the papers, they might all by subject to greater intervention by a Labour government if Ed Miliband takes up residence in Downing Street come 2015. Over the...
by Sam | 14 Apr 2014 | Public Sector
Does anyone remember when David Cameron referred to William Hague as his deputy “in all but name”? Mr Cameron made that comment back in 2009, at a time when George Osborne’s position was at something approaching its nadir. Mr Osborne had just been caught up in...
by Sam | 12 Mar 2014 | Health, Public Sector
58 votes. That was what won the day for Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt – giving him new powers to shut down local hospitals and sparing him the potential future embarrassment of his opponents challenging his decisions through the courts. By passing an amendment to the...
by Sam | 5 Mar 2014 | Public Sector
The CBI has claimed there needs to be greater transparency in public sector contracts to improve accountability – but has laid blame for the secrecy round existing contracts at the feet of government rather than the private sector companies appointed to deliver...
