Government Links between Labour and the biggest think-tank in Britain have come under fire with accusations that the party out-sourced its policy-making process to them while receiving nearly £1 million in government grants. The Institute…

It is expected that the fortnightly bin collections and the "chip and bin" tax we are to pay on top of council tax for the removal of our bins will increase levels of fly tipping.  If that is the case, we the tax payer have a serious…

Eric Friar is a 91 year old RAF war hero. Now Mr Friar isn't having the best of times at the moment, he suffers from mini-strokes, bladder cancer, non-Hodgkins lymhpoma, has been diagnosed with bowel and colon cancer, shingles, dementia, is…

The Department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) has got itself in a bit of pickle! It appears to have endorsed a view from a vegan group called Viva, that we should all become vegetarians to combat climate change. It is…

Government The use of the private finance initiative to acquire a fleet of air refuelling tankers for the Royal Air Force has delayed the acquisition of the aircraft and increased the cost, according to a senior executive of the company…

Government   Drugs education schemes should start at primary school as part of an overhaul of Britain's drugs strategy, Gordon Brown is to say. And more role models are needed to raise awareness of drug use, which is still "unacceptably…

Government   Beverley Hughes has outlined plans to spend £9m helping disadvantaged parents get more involved in their children's development. The education minister said the funds, to be targeted at local authorities in the poorest areas…

It may just be happy coincidence for Gordon Brown, but it does appear that the Government are shifting out a whole load of bad news before he comes to power and while Blair is off on his farewell tour of the world. There have been four…

Reports of another government failing IT project.  This time it is the sex offender computer system.  It is being hit by delays due to failed software tests.  In the meantime it is the public who are most at risk. Nick Herbert, the shadow…

The NHS is expected to announce an under-spend of nearly half a billion pounds.  This has, of course, upset the unions, who say that staff and patients have been treated so badly and yet there is £500m lying about.  To me it is just another…

Government The taxman is preparing to clamp down on tens of thousands of buy-to-let property owners who may not have paid enough tax, The Times has learnt. HM Revenue & Customs has identified 80,000 landlords who may have claimed too much…