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Why it does matter about Blunkett
See BBC NEWS | Politics | Blunkett 'must go' if claims true If this was France, the revelation that a government minister had given a train ticket to his girlfriend would probably not have made the headlines. And the allegation about the visa would never have got beyond an allegation. In fact, Le Monde's conclusion is: "Nul n'échappe, en [...]
Agency heads roll, but two governments should carry the blame
See BBC NEWS | Education | Results fiasco test chief quits and BBC NEWS | Politics | CSA chief resigns amid criticism Today Jonathan Ford resigned as head of the National Assessment Agency, following a fiasco of English testing for 14 year olds, while Doug Smith, head of the Child Support Agency, resigned amid a prolonged and powerful attack by [...]
If the adverts don’t contribute to consumption, then why do junk food manufacturers buy them?
See BBC NEWS | Business | Food industry slams obesity plans The government, it seems are doing something right. Although doubtless flawed in many ways, today's widely trailed White Paper on Public Health is a huge step forwards. As well as introducing a limited ban on smoking in some public places, the paper is to set forward a traffic light [...]
The wheel of misfortune turns. The Tories relapse back into greyness.
Boris Johnson sacked. See: BBC NEWS | Politics | Analysis: Johnson's fate was sealed. So, Boris Johnson is gone from the Tory front benches. The wheel of misfortune has turned, and the Conservatives have relapsed back into greyness. The Editor of the Spectator's career as a front bencher has been brilliant, brief and brusque. His talent for [...]
