Category Archives: UK Conservatives

Changes to Britain’s Parliamentary Select Committees

Margaret Thatcher’s 1979 introduction of departmental select committees to the British House of Commons was meant to give backbench MPs a more meaningful role, but anyone hoping for bodies with power and influence rivalling the congressional committees of the United States will have been disappointed.
Posted on July 19, 2010 By David King
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Annual gathering of NHS managers’ eyes Government reform with suspicion and a gathering gloom

A spirit of fiscal prudence and budget belt-tightening from the new coalition government greets the manager's of Britain's National Health Service at their annual conference.
Posted on June 30, 2010 By David King
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UK Election 2010: Queen’s Speech

With a new coalition government in place in the United Kingdom, the Queen has called Parliament into session and we get our first look at the new political agenda for Britain.
Posted on May 26, 2010 By David King
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Jonathan Powell on the 2010 UK General Election

On Tuesday, 11th May, we were fortunate to have Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Tony Blair in our London offices to speak to an invited group of Ambassadors and diplomatic officials. As the negotiations continued over who would govern Britain, Mr Powell assessed the performance of all the parties in the 2010 General Election, and what it would mean for the future.
Posted on May 13, 2010 By David King
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2010 UK Election Night Guide

With local elections taking place on the same day as the general election and additional checks being made in respect of postal votes, it is expected that the election results will take longer to be counted than has been the case in recent general elections.10pmAs polling stations close, the result of the BBC/ITV/Sky News joint [...]
Posted on May 5, 2010 By David King
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Tackling Welfare Dependency Head-on: Cameron Takes a Tough Line

In an energised and impassioned speech to the party faithful, David Cameron last week unveiled the Conservative’s new poster campaign “Let’s cut benefits for those who refuse to work”. This simple, yet effective, ‘tell it like it is’ poster speaks to the Conservative’s broader concept of the Big Society, supporting those who work hard and contribute to their communities, while introducing tougher penalties for those who fail to take individual responsibility.
Posted on April 26, 2010 By David King
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