Govt lethargy 'undermines Freedom of Information'

Slow responses from government departments are undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, according to a transparency group.

Govt lethargy 'undermines Freedom of Information'

Osborne to be investigated over expenses

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is to be investigated over his expenses claims, the parliamentary standards commissioner has confirmed.

George Osborne, shadow chancellor

Crime and punishment: Govt policy under attack

The government's criminal justice policy came under attack from all sides today as it faced numerous reports criticising its priorities, and objections to Jack Straw's decision to prevent Ronnie Biggs' parole.

Crime and puncihment: Has the government got it right?

Analysis

Analysis: The expenses truce wavers

George Osborne faces investigation by sleaze watchdog: another great headline from the expenses scandal factory.

Trouble looms for George Osborne (but not too much trouble)

Analysis: Breaking out of the prison places lock-in

Cherie Booth's Commission on English Prisons Today has come riding to the rescue of England's fit-to-burst places of correction. A shame it's not clear whether the politicians are listening.

MPs seemed wary at Cherie Booth's radical proposals

Sketch: Lies, damned lies and PMQs

Gordon Brown's fumble brought the House down.

Oops - Brown did it again

Comment: MPs' second jobs invite a conflict of interest

MPs claim their second jobs help them stay in touch with real life Britain. So why are so many of them directorships?

Opinion Former Briefings

Opinion Former Briefing: Funding political parties

Changes to the way in which political parties are funded are currently being considered by the House of Lords.

Opinion Former Interview

Representing Britain: Sir Roger Bone

Sir Roger Bone explains the similarities between his line of work as a diplomat and his current job as president of Boeing UK.

Opinion Former Articles

Mayhew Animal Home: A Eurovision clean-up

Recent media attention shone on to the streets of Moscow as they prepared for the glitzy and glamorous Eurovision song contest on Saturday 16th. What was revealed however was a very dirty clean-up indeed as government officials employed dog-catchers to round up the stray population, in order to tidy up the city streets.

Featured Opinion Former

Association of British Insurers

The ABI is the voice of the insurance and investment industry, the risk managers of the UK's economy and society.

Opinion Former profile: ABI

Legislation

Constitutional renewal bill

The constitutional renewal bill aims to rebuild trust in Britain's democracy by redistributing power away from the centralised state, strengthening Parliament and making the executive more accountable, further reforming the House of Lords, and improving civil liberties.

Constitutional renewal bill

Briefings and Guides

Unemployment

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Edexcel: Examiner - GCE Government and Politics

Edexcel is seeking to recruit an Examiner for GCE Government and Politics. As an examiner you will be given valuable insight into national standards and the opportunity to further enhance your teaching skills.

Interview: Martin Ferguson

Data security is one of the key challenges for Martin Ferguson, recently appointed as the first head of policy at the Society of IT Management (SocITM), the organisation for public sector IT professionals.


Poll

Parliamentary standards

The government has tried to turn the tide of the expenses scandal by creating a new independent body to scrutinise MPs' claims. Will it change anything?

Westminster has been rocked by the expenses scandal

Awareness Events

Diabetes Week

In 2009, Diabetes UK wants to use Diabetes Week to focus on how far the charity has come in 75 years in working towards better diabetes care, prevention and treatment – all with the aim of improving lives.

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