An Englishman's Castle (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Browne, Bob Ainsworth, David Miliband, Kim Howells, Douglas Alexander, Mike O’Brien, Tony Blair, John Reid, Margaret Beckett and Lord Goldsmith.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
“We may review specific elements in the light of experience, but overall we believe that this is a fair and honourable scheme.” The ministers and former ministers who refused to comment are Gordon Brown, Geoff Hoon, Jack Straw, Hilary Benn, Baroness Scotland, Des Browne, Bob Ainsworth, David Mili-band, Kim Howells, Douglas Alexan-der, Mike O’Brien, Tony Blair, John Reid, Margaret Beckett...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... also has had a disposal count of more than 500. Edwards and Adelaide football operations manager John Reid met to end the impasse. "We reaffirmed the club's view of factoring into Tyson's contract the risk factor associated with older players," Reid said. "Tyson has now agreed to terms. "We have moved on beyond the initial philosophical differences on how to structure the contract...
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... three-and-a-half years at the Foreign Office I’ve had 340 flights.“I always used to argue with John Reid about which of us had served in more departments – I’ve been in six. The committee I’m going to chair oversees the relationship between Parliament and MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. It also tries to evaluate the performance of these bodies and has a role to play in assessing whether or not...
Man in a Shed (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Can anyone remember John Reid telling about how the British military would move into Helmand province as part of an assistance program, probably without a shot needing to be fired ? Maybe he even believed it, though that's no excuse for getting things so wrong when the cost of failure is paid in so many of our fellow citizens lives. Now its being reported - and of course being new Labour...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... for compulsory ID cards and the creation of the new UK Borders Agency has won him many plaudits. John Reid, the former home secretary, admires him enormously and lobbied for his promotion last year. But with several other ministerial changes in the slimmed-down Home Office, Byrne was required to mind the shop.First promoted to the frontbench as a junior health minister by Tony Blair,...
Two for Tea (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
This week saw the Home Secretary John Reid release his . Among the pledges are ones toAdvice to criminal justice practitioners on balancing offender's human rights with interests of the wider community. Fight European Court on Human Rights' ruling on deportation of terror suspects. But he has dropped any suggestion of repealing the Human Rights Act.This has upset , which has campaigned...
