Ignore the protests, the Conservatives are the true Just Stop Oil party August 7, 2023 Ignore the protests, no one has done more to ‘Just Stop Oil’ than the Conservatives, who have actually been in power for the past 13 years.
London pays its way in the economy, Treasury needs to remember to pay us back November 17, 2022 After three prime ministers in as many months, it’s been hard to keep up with the government’s positions. Fracking, triple lock pensions, levelling up – out, in and out again – like a kind of policy hokey cokey. Today, at least, we will get some clarity on the fiscal plan of the new government, after [...]
Labour’s Yimby housing policies are vote winners – but how it sells them is crucial April 3, 2024 Labour's plans to solve the housing crisis are promising, but it needs to be tactical about how it pitches them in order to win over as many voters as possible, Jessica Frank-Keyes writes
McKinsey wins £3m govt contract: fights off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting – CityAM : CityAM August 23, 2021 McKinsey & Company has won a contract worth up to £3m to consult the government on digital, data and technology services ahead of the annual spending review, according to reports. The firm fought off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting Group, according to reports, which suggest that the contract, valued at £53,571 per day, [...]
Sue Gray day: Who is the cat-loving former pub landlady from Tottenham who probed partygate? May 25, 2022 It’s D-Day in Westminster. Sue Gray has published her long-awaited report in the Downing Street parties during lockdown. The document is currently with the Prime Minister. Gray took on the civil service investigation into allegations of coronavirus rule-breaking at No 10 in December. As a result, over the course of the last six months, Gray [...]
Michael Gove under investigation about financial interests – but nobody knows what February 29, 2024 Michael Gove is under investigation by Parliament’s standards watchdog, it has emerged.
Berkeley Homes to sue Michael Gove for ‘irrational’ decision to block Kent housing development, reports May 2, 2023 Berkeley Homes, one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, has taken Michael Gove to court over his decision to block one of its developments because he did not like the look of the homes. The housing secretary overruled planning inspectors and refused permission for a 165-home development in Kent over claims about generic properties, according to [...]
Public ‘expect’ council staff to work full five-day week, Michael Gove says July 4, 2023 Michael Gove has said people “expect” council staff to be working a full five-day week, amid a row over the government telling a local authority to cease a four-day week trial. The levelling up secretary has said he is a “strong believer” in the rule that council employees should be working Monday to Friday. It [...]
Explainer: Will Michael Gove protect the Victorian outlook of Liverpool Street station? May 9, 2023 What do Stephen Fry – the actor and broadcaster – and Tracey Emin – the artist – have in common? A battle with Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, apparently. Both have called on Gove to stop the £1.5bn development project that would change the Victorian face of Liverpool Street station forever. The terminal of the [...]
Gove warns against prioritising quantity over quality of new homes June 20, 2023 Michael Gove has warned against a “dash for quantity” as he faces calls to accelerate housebuilding in the UK and enable more first-time buyers to get on the property ladder. Backing a new tool by Policy Exchange to instil confidence in the planning process, the housing secretary said: “If we think of housing purely in [...]