» Monday, November 10, 2008
Misc
Put that there was some doubt whether or not the Prime Minister would meet with President Karzai this week, the PMS said that our understanding was that the meeting was going ahead. Asked about John Hutton s speech tomorrow to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the PMS said that it was about Afghanistan and […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister was planning an announcement on taxes, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that announcements on taxes and spending and borrowing were traditionally matters for the Chancellor in the Pre-Budget Report and the Budget. Put that in his GMTV interview this morning, the Prime Minister talked about […]
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Media
Asked whether the Prime Minister would support a review on the reporting of national security issues by the media, the PMS replied that people should wait for the ISC report and we would give a reaction then. Asked whether the Prime Minister had a view on Paul Dacre s comments this morning that we were […]
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IMF
Asked how long it would take to reform the IMF, the PMS replied that there was clearly going to be a substantial debate about the reforms needed in the international financial system and we would not anticipate that debate to be concluded this weekend. As the Americans and others had made clear, we would anticipate […]
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Alcohol
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with the Home Affairs Select Committee that promotions on alcohol should be banned, the PMS said this was another interesting contribution to an important debate. There was a Department of Health independent review on the effects of alcohol price, promotion, consumption and the harm that is done by excessive […]
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Zimbabwe
Asked for the Government s view on power sharing in Zimbabwe, the PMS said that we were disappointed that the SADAC meeting had not been able to resolve the deadlock over ministries. The international community was quite clear that it expected an equitable agreement on the allocation of ministries between Zanu PF and the MDC […]
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Misc
Asked if there was going to be a Government announcement on Post Office accounts, the PMS said that that was a matter for the DWP and as and when they were in a position to make any such announcement they would do so. Put that the Government s response to the Calman Commission had ducked […]
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» Friday, November 7, 2008
ECONOMY
Asked whether the Prime Minister believed that this morning’s meeting between the Chancellor and the banks would lead to effective and prompt action in terms of the interest rate cut, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that as the Prime Minister had said this morning, the position as far as the interest […]
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GLENROTHES BY-ELECTION
Asked whether the Prime Minister had stayed up to watch the results of the by-election, the PMS said that he had not had a chance to ask the Prime Minister. Asked what his reaction was to the result, the PMS advised people to speak to his political colleagues. original source.
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» Thursday, November 6, 2008
Brussels
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) explained that the Prime Minister would be travelling to Brussels tomorrow for the informal meeting of the European Council and that he believed this was a decisive moment for the world economy. We were facing a global crisis that required a global solution, which was why the Prime Minister […]
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