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The Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories

18.11.09
The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations... more

MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Dame Kelly to help Cameron with 2012 legacy

07.10.09
Tory leader David Cameron has scored a major coup by signing up Dame Kelly Holmes to help deliver a sports legacy from the Olympics... more

Tories would constrain BBC to 'core broadcasting'

18.09.09
BBC will be forced to stick to 'core broadcasting' if the Conservatives take government... more

Olympic spending must be reined in

18.09.09
In any enterprise like the 2012 Olympics, where public money is being spent on a project without immediate precedent, it is vital to safeguard the taxpayer's interests... more

Government blasted over 'zig zag' media policy

17.09.09
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will attack the Government's approach to the media as 'nothing short of a complete and utter shambles'... more

Tory’s £1,250 per hour for writing

29.06.09
Sennior Tory Michael Gove is earning up to £1,250 an hour for a newspaper column, the Tories disclosed today... more

Tories ditch second jobs in attempt to outflank voter fury

22.06.09
Tory policy chief Oliver Letwin leads a rush of shadow Cabinet ministers giving up lucrative second jobs... more

Key details of MPs' expenses censored

18.06.09
Blatant cover-up of MPs' expenses causes shock as Commons blacks out huge sections of claims... more

Sir Alan Sugar given go ahead by BBC to continue with The Apprentice

18.06.09
The BBC have given consent for Sir Alan Sugar to continue on The Apprentice while taking on his new role as a Government adviser.... more

Why Budget is pinning hope on creative industries to help pull UK out of recession

24.04.09
Analysis: Can digital media and creative industries help take Britain out of recession?... more

Why Labour is rushing to push Digital Britain media masterplan

30.01.09
Analysis: There was no doubting the importance that the Government attached to Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report, unveiled over breakfast and fruit smoothies... more

£20 broadband levy will fund body to stamp out music piracy

29.01.09
The internet industry was given the go-ahead for a £20 levy for every broadband connection in a bid to stamp out music and movie piracy... more

Tory chairman Spelman in clear over 'nanny on expenses' claim

06.01.09
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman will not be sacked from the shadow cabinet after a long-awaited inquiry into the "nannygate" affair cleared her of serious wrongdoing, party sources say... more

BBC lets Jonathan Ross keep his £6m-a-year job

21.11.08
The BBC faced growing anger after Jonathan Ross was cleared to return to his £6 million-a-year job... more

Ministers at sea over air and rail

30.10.08
It is hard, just now, to discern anything like a joined-up transport policy in the Government's approach to rail, road and air, still less a transport policy that squares with what it is also saying about the environment... more

London 'in danger of missing out on legacy from Games'

30.10.08
Londoners are "sorely" at risk of missing out on a lasting sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics, the Mayor's Commissioner for Sport has warned ... more

Government ignoring its Olympic sport legacy promises, say Tories

29.10.08
The Government has failed to deliver on its key Olympic promise of providing a lasting sporting legacy, the Tories claim... more

£22m shortfall in free swimming scheme is a blow to 2012 legacy

29.10.08
Plans to offer free swimming to all under-16s are under threat from a £22million shortfall in funding... more

Pledge to give sports extra £43m

30.09.08
The Conservatives have pledged to boost Lottery funding of grassroots sports by an annual £43million... more

£9m shortfall threatens free swimming scheme

15.09.08
A scheme to provide free swimming was thrown into doubt by an apparent £9 million shortfall... more

Tories promise extra £58m for sports funding

26.08.08
Future Olympic hopefuls will get an extra £58million a year in sports funding under Tory plans to reform the National Lottery... more

Culture Secretary defends the grassroots legacy of 2012

18.08.08
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has hit back at fresh claims that the Government is not on track to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics... more

TV licence will go DOWN in 2013 after digital switchover, says Ofcom chairman

17.07.08
The TV licence fee will be reduced in 2013 once the digital switchover has been completed, Ofcom has said.... more

BBC rivals amazed at internet 'whitewash' as governing body insists 110m website doesn't stifle competition

29.05.08
The BBC has revealed the staggering true cost of its website operation, admitting it had spent tens of millions more that it said it would.... more

Hodge: 'Proms are wrong kind of British'

04.03.08
Arts minister Margaret Hodge came under fire today after she attacked the Proms for failing to promote Britishness beyond a narrow audience... more

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