High court judge rules failure to publish details of contracts within 30 days was transparency breach Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our Read More
Feb 19, 2021
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Feb 17, 2021
Shining a light on rotten Covid contract process | Letters
The post-pandemic public inquiry must examine the government’s procurement procedures, writes Phil Murray, while John H Butcher hails the judicial Read More
Dec 06, 2020
The culture of incompetence that led to Grenfell still imperils us | Rowan Moore
The disaster inquiry is revealing a mania for outsourcing, key too in our Covid responseWhen there is a major disaster, it can turn out that there was Read More
Nov 01, 2020
Coronavirus laws and the difficult balance of personal freedoms | Letters
Ellen van der Bij and Dr Robin Murphy on the views of the former supreme court justice Jonathan SumptionJonathan Sumption (Hysteria and rushed laws Read More
Oct 29, 2020
Hysteria and rushed laws ‘more harmful than Covid’, say campaigners
Critics of UK government policy say restrictions on liberty are inhumane and destroying quality of lifeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our Read More
Sep 20, 2020
Tory MPs plot rebellion over renewal of emergency Covid laws
Politicians express frustration at aspects of restrictions due to be renewed this monthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus Read More
Sep 18, 2020
Disgrace of England and Wales’ prisons exposes ministers’ refusal to learn from mistakes
From probation reform to test and trace, the government has presided over a catalogue of public services failures The slow-motion collapse of England Read More
Jul 16, 2020
Public sector pension discrimination could cost UK taxpayer £17bn
Treasury puts price on remedy for 3 million younger workers facing lower retirement incomeThe government has revealed it faces a £17bn bill for Read More
Jul 07, 2020
Think renationalising probation will cut reoffending? Think again | Mark Johnson
Ministers have swept the scandal of Chris Grayling’s failed privatisation under the Covid-19 carpetMy heart jumps at the decision to renationalise Read More
Jul 07, 2020
Think renationalising probation will cut reoffending? Think again | Mark Johnson
Ministers have swept the scandal of Chris Grayling’s failed privatisation under the Covid-19 carpetMy heart jumps at the decision to renationalise Read More
Jun 05, 2020
Self-harm increases among female prisoners in England during pandemic
Inspectors concerned by restrictions and some women have not seen their children for monthsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus Read More
May 16, 2020
Government faces legal action over refusal to publish Sage minutes
Businessman Simon Dolan says ministers must disclose science behind lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA millionaire Read More