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Technology sector
China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers
...The central government purchasing office this month also said limited purchases of Intel- and AMD-powered computers could continue, provided departments “comply with relevant management procedures”....
March 24, 2024
Post Office scandal
Campaigner Alan Bates accuses government of ‘vindictiveness’ in treatment of Post Office victims
...Davey will appear in July as will officials from UKGI, the state-owned body responsible for managing the government’s ownership of the Post Office....
April 9, 2024
FT Live
The Impact Of Gen AI On The Legal Sector
How are law firms leveraging technology to transform services and operations?
Tuesday, 11 JuneDigital Conference
Post Office scandal
Post Office scandal victims call for the ‘truth’ as next phase of inquiry begins
...The inquiry was set up to establish independently a clear record of events and accountability of the people involved, as well as the true toll to the sub-postmaster victims involved....
April 8, 2024
UK Government
UK business department ‘hampered’ inquiry into regulators, say Lords
...Meanwhile, the lack of regulatory supervision of the Post Office, which is owned by the government, has come under scrutiny in light of the Horizon IT scandal....
February 8, 2024
Stephen Bush
Why accountability is an increasingly elusive endeavour
...The host of governments that legislated to restrict the right of citizens of the British empire to move freely within it?...
February 6, 2024
Camilla Cavendish
The UK has an accountability problem — just look at the Post Office
...One of the reasons the Post Office saga took so long is that it was a state-owned entity which was also independent....
January 13, 2024
FT Live
Future of AI
Igniting a new era of innovation and investment
Wednesday, 6 NovemberLondon. UK
Post Office scandal
UK government rejects claim Post Office compensation stalled ahead of election
...The UK government has denied claims made by the former chair of the Post Office that he had been instructed to stall payments to sub-postmasters ahead of the general election, after critics hit out at ministers...
February 18, 2024
Letter
Letter: Homegrown accountability can forestall future debt troubles
...To stop recurring cycles of debt crises, we need homegrown debt accountability systems and not just calls for transparency by global actors....
February 20, 2024
UK Government
Former UK prime ministers call for reform of ‘centre’ of government
...The IfG said the “centre” of government — Downing Street, the cabinet office and the Treasury — needed radical reform, including a new executive committee of ministers and splitting up the cabinet office...
March 10, 2024
UK politics
Ministers have failed to implement laws on water quality in England, says watchdog
...In a critical report, the Office for Environmental Protection on Thursday said most of the pollution in England’s waterways could be addressed through the water framework directive, in place for two decades...
May 8, 2024
Post Office scandal
UK government sets out plans to exonerate Post Office scandal victims
...The UK government on Thursday set out the terms of unprecedented legislation to quash all convictions in the Post Office Horizon scandal to be delivered before the end of July....
February 22, 2024
InterviewUK local government finance
Birmingham council leader defends chosen route out of bankruptcy
...Birmingham is now working with unions, having agreed to the terms of a job evaluation scheme, to settle the equal pay claims....
May 12, 2024
Letter
Letter: Keynes foresaw how central banks avoid QE accountability
...(Chris Giles on Central Banks, FT.com, April 23) Chris Giles rightly throws fundamental doubt on both the concept and usefulness of estimates of R-star, or the neutral rate of interest....
April 29, 2024
Post Office scandal
Post Office told UK government it would oppose appeals by half of convicted sub-postmasters
...The Post Office letter came as the government was considering how to respond to a public outcry following an ITV dramatisation of the long-running scandal....
January 24, 2024
Anjana Ahuja
AI’s bioterrorism potential should not be ruled out
...Just as we do not permit drug companies to rule on the safety of medicines, AI risk evaluation cannot be left to the industry alone....
February 7, 2024
FT Live
Future of Asset Management Europe
New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence
Tuesday, 12 NovemberLondon, UK
Special ReportBusiness Legal Leaders
Post Office scandal exposes ethical dilemmas of general counsel
...Moorhead, who sits on the government-appointed Horizon Compensation Advisory Board, is a vocal critic of the lawyers involved in the Post Office Horizon scandal....
April 23, 2024
Post Office scandal
Post Office chair quits board as UK government seeks ‘new leadership’
...The chair of the Post Office has quit its board as the UK government said it was seeking “new leadership” for the state-owned business at the centre of the Horizon scandal....
January 27, 2024
UK immigration
UK Home Office detains asylum seekers destined for Rwanda
...Stephen Kinnock, Labour shadow immigration minister, pointed to government figures suggesting the Home Office was in contact with only 38 per cent of asylum seekers it intended to remove to Rwanda....
May 1, 2024
John Thornhill
The bitter technological lesson of the Post Office scandal
...In turn, the government failed to exercise effective oversight as the Post Office’s shareholder....
January 11, 2024
Post Office Ltd
Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated’ of misconduct after review
...Nick Read of the allegations against him and he remains in post and has the confidence of the government.”...
April 17, 2024
Post Office scandal
Post Office chief executive under investigation, says ex-chair
...A public spat between the ousted chair of the Post Office and the UK government descended into further mudslinging on Tuesday after he claimed the state-owned company’s boss was under investigation for misconduct...
February 27, 2024
UK politics
Regulators should answer to joint UK parliamentary committee, says Tory group
...The heads of some watchdogs already appear before MPs at various House of Commons select committees, which are generally responsible for overseeing the work of government departments....
March 1, 2024
Post Office scandal
UK to bring in legislation quashing all convictions in Post Office scandal
...The government will introduce unprecedented legislation on Wednesday to quash all convictions in England and Wales relating to the Post Office scandal, one of the UK’s biggest miscarriages of justice....
March 13, 2024
Office for National Statistics UK
UK statisticians threaten strike action over back-to-office mandate
...The ONS will still allow its staff more flexibility than other government departments, most of whom will require staff to spend 60 per cent of their time in the office from April, up from 40 per cent....
March 14, 2024
Zelda Perkins
The Post Office scandal shines an unforgiving light on NDA abuse
...Overturning convictions and pursuing compensation are part of redressing the harm done by the Post Office....
January 24, 2024

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