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AL Megrahi

Asked why documents were being released by the Cabinet Secretary, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister asked the Cabinet Secretary to review the circumstances surrounding the release of Al Megrahi and the Government’s role in that process. Asked if the Prime Minister’s statement would look to be judgemental […]

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Big Society

Asked if it was a good idea to introduce the Big Society at a time of austerity, the PMS replied that a lot of the issues in reports related to local authority funding. Three points were worth making: First, local Government spending accounted for a quarter of all spending and at a time where we […]

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Bill of Rights

Asked why a Commission on a Bill of Rights had not been set up, the PMS said that it would be set up. In nine months, the Government had introduced a wide range of policies; this was one thing that it would turn its attention to soon. On whether the Prime Minister was happy with […]

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