Day: 8 September 2011

The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has announced a considerable beefing up of the coverage and capacity of the Foreign Office, in spite of the cuts in its budget, which represent very welcome news. He has also remarked on the evident dysfunctionality and peculiar rivalries at its heart, revealed when he took over. This blog has in the […]

One of the challenges of being Chancellor of the Exchequer is the torrent of advice from many economic experts who think they have better ideas and City lobbyists who have interests to protect. None of these people present a rounded picture. Osborne and his team have to do that for themselves. At present they are […]