The UK Government is drawn from and accountable to Parliament. Weekly Prime Minister's Questions are the clearest example of accountability where the prime minister is asked to respond to tough questions from his fellow Members of Parliament. Each of the major government departments also has its own version of questions such as Foreign Office questions.
I am currently reading Guardian commentary of David Miliband's joint appearance with John Hutton in front of a joint session of the House of Commons Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees.
Posted at 11:41 28 October 2008 by Andy Pryce | Comments[0]
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It has been reported that The Queen will visit Google's UK headquarters next month.
It is tempting to write a long post about misconceptions and stereotyping of the UK as some sort of heritage park. Suffice to say that this story covers two key selling points for the UK: (i) how web savvy and innovation oriented us Brits now are and (ii) how the UK is Europe's number one destination for inward investment; businessmen are not generally known for making decisions on the basis of heritage. Great to see that Google have staff in the UK. David Miliband has frequently spoken of how he sees the UK acting as a global hub.
I would love to hear the perceptions that our readers have of the UK, its policies and how they see our role in the 21st century.
Posted at 11:00 14 September 2008 by Andy Pryce | Comments[1]
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