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Theme : government
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A tale of two cities
From Whitehall incompetence to bucolic English tweeness, this local government story from today's Guardian basically contains all my favourite things.It turns out that officials at the Department for Communities gave £2.7m to the wrong town after getting their Newcastles muddled up. The cash went to the little borough of Newcastle Under Lyme rather than the somewhat larger Newcastle upon Tyne.Ooops.Now the leader of one Newcastle is demanding more money, and the leader of the other is...
from : simonparker
14th February 2008
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The Information Sharing Index (England) Regulations 2006
The Information Sharing Index (England) Regulations 2006
from : petebradwell
9th August 2007
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In the national interest: Organising government for national security
from : charlieedwards
21st December 2006
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In the national interest: Organising government for national security
This year Sir David Omand, the former Security and Intelligence coordinator at the Cabinet Office will give a lecture on the organisational changes required by Government to confront the changing national and international security environment.
from : charlieedwards
1st December 2006
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Threat Level: Severe
The official assessment of the terrorist threat facing Britain has been made public for the first time today on the MI5 and Home Office websites. The threat level indicates that an attack in the UK is likely. The fact that the Home Office and MI5 took this decision is a positive step forward in tackling the lack of transparency around how decisions on security are made. But some big issues remain.
from : charlieedwards
1st August 2006
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Ministers should appoint civil service chiefs
The cult of the ‘gifted generalist’ in the senior civil service is hampering public service reform, says new think tank report
from : mollywebb
1st August 2006
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Comprehensive Spending Review 2004
Comprehensive Spending Review document issued by HMT in 2004.
from : sophiaparker
20th June 2006
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Demos ThinkTank urges a more biological approach to civic engagement via OSS
Demos, an influential Think Tank, in their latest report "Wide Open" are suggesting a radical and highly biological/evolutionary approach to how citizens could participate in policy making by learning from the Open Source Software (OSS) movement.
from : alistairdavidson
16th June 2006
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UK Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Blog
News, views and updates on the UK Freedom of Information Act, worldwide FOI and open government.
from : alistairdavidson
16th June 2006
