12 January 2017 Brussels Pouts Rogers unmanderined. by J.R.Thomas It must be bad enough having to cope with a bunch of troublesome Tory backbenchers, without having the servants turn on you as well. The civil servants that is. Sir Ivan Rogers in particular, Britain’s Ambassador to the European Commission, who resigned last week with… Continue reading Issue 87:2017 01 12: Brussels Pouts (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Fiddling With Our Abbreviations (John Watson)
11 August 2016 Fiddling With Our Abbreviations An unforgiveable impertinence and condescension. By John Watson The Chilcot report takes nine days to read. That may or may not be a record but there is no doubt that the increasing length of government documents is beginning to pose a problem. It isn’t just the waste of… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Fiddling With Our Abbreviations (John Watson)
Issue 21: 2015 09 24: Week in Brief: UK
24 September 2015 Week in Brief: UK LABOUR: Major Labour donor, Assem Allam, who has given £720,000 to the party over the last five years, has offered to provide financial support for the formation of a new centre left party or to those Labour MPs who are prepared to defect to the Liberal Democrats. John… Continue reading Issue 21: 2015 09 24: Week in Brief: UK
