A police taskforce dedicated to combating organised crime at the London Olympics has arrested nearly 100 people for fraud-related offences

This is a cross-post of an article by Jon Rogers, following yet more attacks in the media on trade union reps. This evening’s Standard carried what is, I would say by any reckoning, a disgraceful attack upon a dedicated public servant. Some (not very) bright spark has asked Haringey Council to tally up the salary

TGIF this week is dedicated to a mystery politician! This may not be very difficult to figure out, but here are the clues: This man has served time for cocaine possession after being videotaped smoking crack, was sentenced to probation for tax issues, was arrested for stalking and was front and center when Congress took control of D.C. government due to fiscal mismanagement. But, as we have recent...

The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said Beijing tax authorities are reviewing their ruling that he pay a multimillion dollar penalty for alleged tax evasion. Absolute nonsense. The taxman is perfect, knows exactly how much we should pay and we should just hand over whatever is demanded. Remember, these are dedicated public servants, without error,

Here we go again:PUBLIC money should be used to subsidise more direct flights from Scotland to China, Russia, India and BrazilNow I'm a fan of aviation having been brought up at Prestwick, but this is ridiculous. Just the sort of nonsense one would expect from the Labour party.But read on:Both Labour and the Conservatives yesterday urged SNP ministers to set up a dedicated pot of cash to tempt

MSP Angela Constance is named as Scotland's new dedicated youth jobs minister, prompting a government reshuffle.

A dedicated minister for youth employment is to be appointed by the Scottish government, the first minister Alex Salmond tells MSPs.

A more recent gem from the archives than we would normally mine, but with the forthcoming government report into the riots — and with Fraser's and David's recent posts — we reckoned you might care to (re-)read Harriet Sergeant's piece from this summer. It formed the centrepiece of an issue largely dedicated to those fiery disturbances, and which also included thought-pro...

A dedicated Scottish ministerial portfolio should be set up to help young people access the labour market, a report suggests.

Labour has today launched Labour Friends of the Forces, an organisation dedicated to campaigning on the issues that matter to the Armed Forces, their families and the wider service community.  Labour Friends of the Forces demonstrates the value Labour places defence and the military covenant.