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Criticism of government plans for travel database
Criticism of government plans for travel database

The Conservative party have attacked government plans for a database of Britons’ international travel records. The e-Borders scheme would involve computerised records of the 250 million journeys made in and out of the UK each year, with the data saved for up to ten years. But while the Home Office says the database – similar… Read more »

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Darling announces Treasury inquiry into bonuses
Darling announces Treasury inquiry into banks and bonuses

The chancellor has announced an independent inquiry into bank management and executive bonuses. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Alistair Darling defended the government’s action to assist the banking industry and insisted that banks would need to operate more responsibly in the future. The review will put forward recommendations about the risk management practices of banks… Read more »