Knife and gun crime march

"THOUSANDS of young people brought parts of central London to a standstill today with a noisy and colourful demonstration against knife and gun crime. Waving banners and singing, the protesters called for an end to the violence that has already claimed the lives of 16...

Auditor General's Hefty Expenses Bill

"Sir John Bourn, guardian of the public purse. In three years he's run up bills of £365k on travel and £27k on meals. Then there's opera, grand prix, polo ... As England's chief investigator into Whitehall waste and extravagance, Sir John Bourn, the comptroller and auditor...

Honours to reward 'unsung heroes'

"Reforms to the honours system will make it easier to reward volunteers and "unsung heroes", Gordon Brown has said. The Prime Minister, who has written a book,  Britain's Everyday Heroes: The Making of the Good...

Unitary Plan 'Powerfully Opposed'

"The prime minister has agreed there is "powerful" opposition to plans for a single council for North Yorkshire. Whitehall wants to create the single authority which would be responsible for local services across the county. Harrogate MP Phil Willis told Tony Blair during...

Tony Blair: What Became of the Likely Lad?

When Tony Blair came to power in 1997, Britain breathed a sigh of relief. The musty trappings of Tory rule. Margaret Thatcher and John Howard (Snoop to Thatcher's Dre) had sucked away the UK's vitality and...

One man protest in London

"Got to love ex-boxer Chris Eubank, he always was the ultimate poseur during his fight career, wearing jodhpurs, a monocle and carrying a cane, quoting Shakespeare and generally talking in riddles. Now his been...

Plans to create 'superdatabase'

"Plans to create 'superdatabase' Sunday, January 14, 2007 Hutton John Hutton: headed the review A huge Whitehall 'superdatabase' of people's personal details could be created in a bid to improve public services. The move would mean relaxing regulations that restrict different...

SAS unit set up because of kidnap risk

"The setting up of a permanent SAS unit in London was prompted, in part, by the threat of a terror kidnapping similar to the alleged plot in Birmingham, it was disclosed today. It emerged only a week ago that an elite unit had been placed on 24-hour stand-by in the capital to...

Whitehall moves to create 'super-database'

"A huge Whitehall 'super-database' of people's personal details could be created in what the government says is a bid to improve public services. The move would mean relaxing regulations that restrict different parts of government from sharing information. Tony Blair is...

Five arrested in 'blockade' of Foreign Office

" 11.30am Five arrested in 'blockade' of Foreign Office Matthew Tempest, political correspondent Monday August 21, 2006 Guardian Unlimited Five demonstrators were arrested this morning after staging a two-hour "blockade" of the Foreign Office in protest against...

Emails from Whitehall officials in charge of ID cards

" The early variant idea introduces huge risk on many levels some of which mature in these procurement options. How can IPS plan to do anything but extend existing contracts in the absence of an approved...

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