Friday, 13 March 2015

The buggeration factor - Politics.co.uk

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"The usually slick Nicola Sturgeon wasn’t on top form, and in spite of some lame attempts at humour Jim Murphy eventually got into his stride."

North of the border

Sturgeon and Murphy draw battle lines during Scottish leaders' debate

Nicola Sturgeon accused of increasing likelihood of Tory UK government

First encounter between SNP and Labour leader reveals nature of battle ahead

Jim Murphy's ratings slump as he fails to reverse Labour's Scottish decline

Emergency stations for Jim Murphy in Scotland

Labour failing to arrest decline north of the border

Downing Street troubles

Cameron's 'buggeration factor': Tory bitterness at the civil service might be an excuse for failure

David Cameron has spoken out against the "buggeration factor" of getting policies through government

Today we learn that David Cameron is fed up with what he calls the "buggeration factor" of trying to ram policies past the civil service. The PM's frustration is understandable, one of his former special advisers says.

Judicial review: Parliament unites against Grayling's assault on justice

Chris Grayling's combination of the roles of lord chancellor and justice secretary has been criticised

Government proposals making it much harder for ministers to be challenged in the courts have been slammed in a report by parliamentarians.

London

Boris Johnson to meet Tory mayoral hopeful Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell: Definitely interested in running for mayor

Former England footballer says he is "definitely interested" in standing for mayor

Rethink Mental Illness response to HMIC report on people with mental illness held in police cells

A new report by HMIC has warned that many people – including children and young people – experiencing mental health problems are being held in police cells, because of the shortage of appropriate crisis care services available across the country.

IET responds to cyber security announcement

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, has announced new initiatives to help young people kick start a career in cyber security.

New group to help companies recruit and retain more women engineers and scientists

The IET has joined forces with Prospect, the trade union representing professionals in the UK, to announce a new joint working group to help companies recruit and retain more women engineers and scientists.

NASUWT comments on the Conservative Party's plan for the expansion of free schools

Chris Keates: 'It is clear that if elected the Conservative Party will continue its obsessive ideological focus on structural change'.

Exploitation of supply teachers must be tackled

The NASUWT, is calling for an end to the exploitation of supply teachers, who are being denied their rights and entitlements on pay and working conditions by some unscrupulous supply agencies and umbrella companies.

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