Cabinet Office

Time for the Government to Introduce a Lobbying Registration Bill

Michael Burrell | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Politics
Michael Burrell

There is one thing to be said for the Private Members' Bill to create a register of lobbyists which will be heard in Parliament tomorrow: at least it is being debated by MPs.

Observatory Up For Grabs In Government Online Sale

PA | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK

A former mortuary is among disused public sector buildings being offered for sale or rent on a new Government property search website. The £50,000...

Who Should You Call In The Event Of A Zombie Apocalypse?

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK

In the dead of the night, when the zombies come, you're only going to want to know one thing - who's in charge? And luckily, thanks to one member o...

Lobbying Reform Can Help Restore Confidence in British Politics

Michael Burrell | Posted 23.01.2013 | UK Politics
Michael Burrell

The public needs to see who we are and better understand what we do. A statutory register of all lobbyists would give the public the chance to find out for themselves and let us and our activities be judged and scrutinised. With confidence in politics at such a low ebb, it would be at least a start.

What's App Cameron?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK Politics

It's official. PM David Cameron doesn't just use his iPad to play Angry Birds. The Cabinet Office's tech team are developing an app to aid decision...

Cameron's iPad 'Donated' By Apple

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron is using an iPad that was donated by Apple, according to a list of gifts disclosed by the Government. The Prime Minister - known to b...

Chris Wimpress

"There Are Genuinely Mixed Views"

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 14.04.2012 | UK Politics

Since it's a day for flutters, HuffPost will bet you fifty quid that Mark Harper will one day be leader of the Conservative Party. Any takers? He's ...

Panic At The Pumps? Fuel Tankers Vote To Strike

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

Fuel tanker drivers have voted overwhelmingly to go in strike on a row over terms and conditions and safety, union Unite said on Monday. Around 2,0...

Tanker Drivers Set To Back Strike

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

The threat of a strike by fuel tanker drivers in a dispute over terms and conditions and safety standards is set to come a step closer on Monday when ...

Chris Wimpress

Fancy Doing Voluntary National Service?

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK Politics

Ministers have begun a push to publicise the second year of the National Citizen Service (NCS), David Cameron's personal crusade to introduce a volunt...

Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, Celebrates One Year In No.10

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.02.2012 | UK Politics

Happy anniversary to Larry the Downing Street cat, who has now been attempting to chase vermin out of No.10 for a year. The Cameron's adopted Larry...

Lobbyists Could Be Fined For Failing To Sign Register Of Interests

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK Politics

Political lobbyists could be fined if they fail to sign-up to a planned register of those working in the industry, the government revealed on Friday. ...

A Disaster For Democracy: A Fifth Of People Not Registered To Vote

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 14.12.2011 | UK Politics

Nearly a fifth of voters are missing from the electoral register, according to research from the Electoral Commission. The independent elections wa...

Iraq Inquiry Report To Be Delayed Until 'At Least Summer 2012'

PA | Posted 17.11.2011 | UK Politics

The Iraq Inquiry report will be delayed by at least six months because of a row over the release of secret documents, it has emerged. A statement o...

Oliver Letwin 'Broke The Law' When He Dumped Constituents' Letters In Bin

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK Politics

Oliver Letwin broke the law when he dumped confidential documents in public bins, the Information Commissioner (ICO) has said. In October the Cabin...

Ex-MP Cleared Of Wrongdoing

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.01.2012 | UK Politics

The former Conservative MP who was arrested on suspicion of posing as an adviser to Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin has been cleared of committi...

Registering To Vote 'Should Be Compulsory', Say MPs

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK Politics

Failure to register to vote should become an offence to stop the "real risk" of "large numbers" of people falling off the electoral roll under a plann...

UK Riots Offered 'A Day Like No Other' For Young Thrill-Seekers, Report Claims

PA | Posted 03.01.2012 | UK

The riots which swept across England this summer offered young people "a day like no other", a chance to get "free stuff" and a golden opportunity to ...

Unions Reject Improved Public Sector Pension Deal

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 02.01.2012 | UK Politics

Unions have slapped down Danny Alexander's 'take it or leave it' deal on public sector pensions. Despite the chief secretary to the Treasury announci...

DWP Offshoring U-Turn a Pyrrhic Victory for British IT Workers

Mark Hillary | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK Tech
Mark Hillary

It's a week now since technology giant Hewlett Packard (HP) tore up their plan to send 200 IT support jobs for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offshore to India. Faced with the target of a 40 per cent cut in department costs it seems the DWP was willing to 'offshore' the jobs to a lower cost location, but as the celebrations die down have any jobs really been saved?

Go Smokeless Says Government 'Nudge Unit'

PA | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Politics

Smokers should be encouraged to take up smokeless nicotine cigarettes in a bid to cut the death toll from related diseases, according to a government-...

Liverpool Calls For Hillsborough Files Release

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk | Posted 18.10.2011 | UK Politics

THERE will be a great deal of suspicion generated by the government's decision to appeal against an order to make public Hillsborough documents relati...

Maude Slashes Nearly £4 Billion From Whitehall's Overheads

PA | Posted 30.09.2011 | UK Politics

PRESS ASSOCIATION-- The Government saved £3.75 billion in less than a year by cutting jobs, axing projects and reining in spending. Cabinet Office...

Cameron Hints At Cabinet Tensions Over Red Tape

PA | Posted 05.09.2011 | UK Politics

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- David Cameron has hinted at Cabinet wrangling over the scrapping of red tape to encourage economic growth. Addressing an audie...