Bad process is becoming the story
There has been a consistent theme in the recent attacks on government. The politicians are not doing very well at running their departments. Some may say that this does not matter as the public are...
View ArticleRaw deal or no raw deal?
Paul Goodman’s written a convincing post on ConHome, arguing that Andrew Lansley’s had a raw deal – on the basis that Downing Street signed up to his plans, they let him press on with them, and that as...
View ArticleCompetent, caring, in control and communicating – is that ALL?!
Bruce Anderson has written an exceptionally intriguing article in today’s Telegraph. He has always been one of David Cameron’s biggest cheerleaders, identifying him in 2003 as the leader the Tories...
View ArticleWhy we should – must – keep talking about the Big Society
People laugh at David Cameron for his focus on the Big Society. They think he’s deluded to think that we can consciously make our surroundings better by getting involved. But that is what all politics...
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How can Cameron stop hackgate contagion?
The heat is on. As David Cameron and his team jetted back from Africa the one topic of conversation would have been “how do we contain hackgate?” An IPSOS MORI poll reveals that 52% think Cameron has...
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What Hackgate tells us about the internal workings of the Conservative Party
One of the sub-sub plots during this week has been the internal going on of the Conservative Party. Hackgate has stress tested the structure of both No10 (as Benedict Brogan points out) and the...
View ArticleI am a woman – don’t pick me though
One of the… shall we say interesting tendencies that some of the Conservative leadership has is to assume that they can appoint one person who will solve every problem they have. Then – because no-one...
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Larry the No10 cat is a civil servant
This week No 10 acquired a cat to deal with the widely reported rodent problem on Downing Street. Larry – who was chosen from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home – has already shown his rat-catching potency...
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