I think she does it as well as it can be done," Hague said. (His comments may have something to do with the fact that Ashton is perceived as a powerful figure at Brussels. The Tories never wanted the EU to have a powerful foreign minister, and it suits them to have the post filled by someone with a low profile.)1.09pm: Here's a lunchtime summary.? David Cameron has claimed that two government housing initiatives being announced at the conference could create 400,000 jobs. This was prove that the government was "firing up the engines of the British economy", he said. One scheme would involve developers being given government land for housebuilding and another would involve reviving the council house "right to buy" scheme, with the revenue being used to fund new houses.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been criticised for failing to buy British-made cars for its major embassies overseas despite the ministry's own guidance to source vehicles in the UK wherever possible.When David Cameron arrived in Washington in March for a major official visit he was driven in a Mercedes, the German marque, prompting puzzlement from some observers,Freedom of information requests made by the Financial Times have established that only three out of 17 cars in the Brussels and Washington embassies were built in this country. The FCO subsequently admitted that fewer than a third of cars in its embassies around the world were made in Britain. ? Ruth Gledhill in the Times (paywall) says David Cameron will preach a message of benevolance towards one's enemies when he gives a reading at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
Two-thirds of Remploy factories will now be shut and their workers,
marc by marc jacobs bag, thrown into the market-place with just ￡2,500 to help them get another job, with no guarantees about the factories that are briefly spared.It is frankly outrageous that the government has tried to smuggle out the news on the day of the Parliament's celebration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee.We will be demanding that ministers are summoned to the House of Commons to explain themselves. 2.18pm: Here's the Guardian audio of PMQs.Boris Johnson v Ken Livingstone mayoral hustings in the City of London – Thursday 15 March6.55pm: Good evening. Sorry for the delay in posting. We've been mired in technical delays so these posts are slightly time lagged.
" 11.09am: You can read all today's Guardian politics stories here. And all the politics stories filed yesterday, including some in today's paper, are here.As for the rest of the papers,
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It is a "matter of regret" that it took a strike to get the government to this point, she says. The government took an "aggressive and provocative approach" to this serious issue, she says. The government has displayed the same level of negotiating skill we saw in the EU summit, she says.12.56pm: In his statement, Alexander explained how the offer being made to public sector workers had changed since November. The changes are technical; they don't affect the overall value of the pension offer, but they alter the way the reforms will be implemented. Here are the key details.? In the civil service scheme, each year's contribution will be revalued by CPI, not earnings, allowing an accrual rate of 44ths to be offered.
When Harriet Harman made what I thought a harmless Scottish red squirrel joke about Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander there was also uproar and hurt feelings. All Hattie had done – and plenty of MUCH nastier things are said about her all the time – was called him another "ginger rodent".OK again. I can see that "ginger" is sensitive to some people because it's labelling someone for a physical characteristic – hair colour – they can't help and is not always gorgeous.You take your life in your hands at the Guardian if you describe anyone as "blonde" except Michael Heseltine and – there's a new movie coming out – perhaps Marilyn Monroe, who is with the immortals. But bald blokes, fat blokes, sweaty blokes, even blokes with moustaches (except in Movember) seem to be fair game.
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