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No soft soap from Lord Sugar
The government’s enterprise champion was particularly exasperated by young people whom Enterprise Week is supposed to encourage, writes Jonathan Guthrie
A Queen’s Speech for our time
The time has come for a more contemporary Queen’s Speech, one that truly symbolises modern political life. Robert Shrimsley imagines what it would sound like
Crown dethroned in Whitehall
The very term ‘civil service of the State’ sounds sinister. Her Majesty should put her foot down, writes Sue Cameron
Canny approach to the Scottish issue
The Conservatives appear to want to recreate the buzz Labour managed with ‘Cool Britannia’ in 1997, though that flimsy phenomenon was overblown, writes Brian Groom
Gordon Brown’s problem is that he can’t hug and speak for us
The row over the prime minister’s letter to a bereaved army mum shows Mr Brown lacks what is now the most important skill in a leader, says Robert Shrimsley
Meeting Whitehall halfway, minister
A heavy-duty tome launched by the Institute for Government looks at changes in government in Britain and not so surprisingly has much in common with Yes Minister, says Sue Cameron
Baloney or not, this is important
The confusion over official economic data threatens to make companies even more risk-averse. That, in turn, could help to ensure recovery is slow, says Brian Groom
Hacked off with strike-offs
Frequent fliers simply demonstrate a wider problem: the state is unable to enforce adequately all the laws created by politicians, writes Jonathan Guthrie
Horse: the menace that no one tackles
Equasy addicts should be encouraged to join abuse-management programmes and surrender their charger in return for a supply of hobby-horses, writes Robert Shrimsley
Whitehall: a service not a business
There seems to be a certain scepticism about Tory plans to give business greater sway over Whitehall, a move that could give outsiders rights to demand the sacking of top civil servants, says Sue Cameron
