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Wednesday 19th June 2013 | 20:04
Philip Hammond had some strong words today about the implications of
the Supreme Court's decision to allow families of servicemen to sue
the Government.
The Defence Secretary reflected the considerable unease felt amo...
Hammond's ECHR Warning
Philip Hammond had some strong words today about the implications of
the Supreme Court's decision to allow families of servicemen to sue
the Government.
The Defence Secretary reflected the considerable unease felt amo...
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Wednesday 19th June 2013 | 17:06
With less than a week to go, the Spending Review still ain't sorted.
I hear that it's all getting rather tense in Whitehall as the
Chancellor and Chief Secretary try to hit their bottom line. Even
though half of depar...
Freddie Star Chamber Ate My Budget
With less than a week to go, the Spending Review still ain't sorted.
I hear that it's all getting rather tense in Whitehall as the
Chancellor and Chief Secretary try to hit their bottom line. Even
though half of depar...
- Read on |
Thursday 6th June 2013 | 09:48
Lord Freud has a tough enough job as a welfare minister without being
described as Lord Fraud (see the exclusive pic above).
Either someone in the House of Lords annunciator department has a
wicked sense of humour or ...
Freudian slap or Freudian slip?
Lord Freud has a tough enough job as a welfare minister without being
described as Lord Fraud (see the exclusive pic above).
Either someone in the House of Lords annunciator department has a
wicked sense of humour or ...
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Monday 3rd June 2013 | 12:12
It risks getting overshadowed by rows about lobbying, but the Energy
Bill returns to the Commons today and could prove worthy of attention.
There's lots in the bill, from bill transparency to nuclear subsidy.
Yet it's...
Cutting the Carbs
It risks getting overshadowed by rows about lobbying, but the Energy
Bill returns to the Commons today and could prove worthy of attention.
There's lots in the bill, from bill transparency to nuclear subsidy.
Yet it's...
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Wednesday 29th May 2013 | 17:07
Sounds like a big development in the case of controversial Lib Dem MP
Mike Hancock. Party sources tell me he is set to have the
Parliamentary whip withdrawn, and may even already have had it
withdrawn today.
After bei...
Hancock Whiplash
Sounds like a big development in the case of controversial Lib Dem MP
Mike Hancock. Party sources tell me he is set to have the
Parliamentary whip withdrawn, and may even already have had it
withdrawn today.
After bei...
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