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Mandelson: New Labour not dead
Mandelson: New Labour not dead

The New Labour project is not over, despite changes to government policy in the Pre-Budget Report, business secretary Lord Mandelson said last night. Speaking to business leader, Lord Mandelson said efforts to dampen the effects of recession did not entail a complete break with the past. Many political commentators and opposition parties cited some of… Read more »

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British national security has 'major weaknesses'
British national security ‘weak’

There are “major weaknesses” in the government’s national security structures, a report out today claims. A group of security commissioners headed by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown and ex-Nato secretary general George Robertson claim that Britain has failed to adequately improve national security despite escalating threats in recent years. The wide-ranging report – which… Read more »