Tag Archives: Francis Maude MP

The Rite of Passage is going wrong


At the beginning of this year Theresa May gave the annual Charity Commission lecture which she entitled ‘The Shared Society’ which was widely recognised as a way of putting to death once and for all the ‘Big Society’ of David … Continue reading

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Who is being institutionally arrogant?


The calls from the Conservative Party and Number 10 Downing Street for the BBC to be sanctioned over offers for Political debates in the run up to a General Election would be funny if they were not so absurd and … Continue reading

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D is for Ignore?


This week an apparently significant conference took place in London, sponsored at our expense by the Government and headlined by MP for Horsham and Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude. The Conference was called #D5London and the 5 indicated the number of nations … Continue reading

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How do they keep a straight face?


It is understandable that most large organisations have some inconsistencies in the way in which they express themselves and at times even demonstrate conflicting actions. I recall from a period of heavy snowfall a few years ago a story about two … Continue reading

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How to answer questions?


It is clear that no newspaper would ever bother to use the headline “Politician fails to answer a question”, simply because we all have too much experience of Politicians ignoring questions and providing the answers they want too give on … Continue reading

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