07/09/2008
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Brown: Battening down the hatches
It was one of the big ideas of Gordon Brown's new premiership: to counter claims that he was a control freak by creating a "government of all the talents". Members of other political parties were drafted in to carry out policy reviews; non-politicians were appointed ministers for their expertise in the NHS and defence, while the famously tight-knit inner circle around Mr Brown was loosened as PR and advertising experts were given desks inside No 10.
Ministers ignored parents' fears over cervical cancer jab
Ministers went ahead with the programme to vaccinate schoolgirls against cervical cancer despite government-funded research concluding that parents were widely opposed to the move, with many fearing it would give their daughters a licence to be promiscuous.
Brown heads off rebellion as MP backs down over fuel windfall tax
Gordon Brown last night avoided a damaging rebellion by Labour MPs over a windfall tax on energy companies.
Downing Street diet: The incredible shrinking Prime Minister
He may be fighting a losing battle with malcontents in his party, but Gordon Brown has had one success this summer – losing more than a stone.
Charles Clarke – Voice of Britain!
As I go among the people, in my constituency and certain quality but not unreasonably priced restaurants in this great capital city of ours, voices often say to me: "Charles, Britain is in trouble. The storm clouds are gathering. Are the dreams we all dreamed in 1997, when you were elected, to be trampled in the dirt?" And I say, yes, notwithstanding the indelible achievements of my ministries at Education and the Home Office, the inheritance I left behind is being squandered by dithering and a lack of vision.
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