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UK race report: culture wars may be a sugar hit for Boris Johnson. But experts say they only paper over Britains problems CNN 16 hrs ago © Sarah Tilotta/CNN Londoners protest in solidarity with George Floyd demonstrations last June. "Two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you dont have to. And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be." The words are from "Yes Minister," a 1980s television satire about the dysfunction of British politics,...

A week into the election campaign, the Tasmanian Liberal Party is already a man down Posted Yesterday at 8:27pm WedWednesday 31 updated 5 AprApril 2021 at 6:24am Last Friday, Liberal leader Peter Gutwein and his deputy Jeremy Rockliff announced the state would go to an early election. ( Share Print text only Cancel Tasmanian Liberal leader Peter Gutwein smiled last year when asked whether he was grooming any potential Liberal candidates for the next state election. "Youd be surprised at the ...

Civil service should not lead harassment investigations into former Scottish Government ministers, says review Report by makes a number of recommendations, and effectively calls for the procedure to be replaced Photo: PA 17 Mar 2021 Harassment complaints about former Scottish Government ministers should be probed by independent investigators, rather than the civil service, a new report into the botched handling of allegations against Alex Salmond has said. The review, by Laura Dunlop QC makes a...

Nicola Sturgeon facing questions after David Davis MP used parliamentary privilege to reveal messages  Ex-Cabinet minister said one suggested her chief of staff Liz Lloyd interfered in Salmond case in February  Ms Sturgeon has insisted that she was not aware of complaints against Mr Salmond until months later  He also said a whistleblower passed him messages between senior SNP officials, including Peter Murrell Mr Davis said messages suggest a concerted effort to encourage complaints about t...

Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans and Nicola Sturgeon HARASSMENT complaints against Scottish ministers must be taken out of the hands of civil servants to avoid a repeat of the Alex Salmond fiasco, a review has said.  Laura Dunlop QC said it was “essential” that any future complaints were investigated and adjudicated independently by outside watchdogs, as the current in-house system was "self-evidently problematic". She said it would be “particularly challenging” to show neutralit...

Laura Dunlop QC published a review of the Scottish Government procedure for handling harassment complaints involving current or ex-ministers.

IT is at times difficult to sort out what is mythology with that that has passed into legend, and of course that that was rubbish when first formulated, and has remained rubbish even though it has been tested on the proving ground of debate. No this is not the introduction to Stephen Fry’s latest book on the classical world of gods, goddesses and intrigue but more the introduction to how some people view Scotland’s chances as an independent nation. For some obscure reason or indeed extr...

analysis Lawyers call for Attorney-General Christian Porter to be subjected to the same standard of accountability as others in the legal profession ThuThursday 11 updated ThuThursday 11 MarMarch 2021 at 1:55pm Attorney-General Christian Porter earlier this month revealed he was the federal minister named in an historic rape allegation. ( Share Print text only Cancel Prominent lawyers are calling for Attorney-General Christian Porter to be subjected to the same codes of conduct as many others i...

CANBERRA, Aurtralia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday stood by an unidentified Cabinet minister against calls for him to step down over an allegation he raped a 16-year-old...

Crisis breeds corruption: could shifty Covid-19 contracts lead to legislative reform? Neil Swift 10 March The past year saw a burgeoning number of government contracts awarded with haste and shielded from scrutiny by the dual cloaks of necessity and urgency. The Covid-19 crisis has created a fertile environment for corruption and fraud. At the outset, concerns centred on the risks posed by fraudsters seeking to profit from the financial shock of the pandemic. Those fears pro...