Archive of articles from 2007

Govt efficiency savings questioned

NAO questions government's claims to efficiency savings

Just a quarter of the government's claimed efficiency savings have been verified by the National Audit Office (NAO), raising questions about the remaining £9.8 billion.

Advice on honours row 'to be published'

Attorney general Lord Goldsmith defends his independence

Any advice leading to a decision not to press charges in the cash-for-honours police investigation will be made public, the attorney general has pledged.

Jail terms promised for selling personal data

Lord Falconer proposes jail terms for data thieves

People who buy and sell personal information could be jailed for up to two years, under government proposals aimed at clamping down on the trade.

No 10 rejects 'police state' claim

Downing Street rejects claim of police state for Muslims

Downing Street has rejected claims by one of the nine men arrested by counter-terrorism police in Birmingham last week that Britain is becoming a "police state for Muslims".

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