Woke up this morning to see a picture of a crumbling bridge in Delhi on the front page of the Guardian just as India gets ready to host the Commonwealth Games.

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Posted by Jeremy Hunt at 02:00 PM | Permalink

It would be handy to be able to kick this little effort off with something about ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ or a doleful suggestion that ‘summer’s lease hath all too short a date’ but, let’s be honest, there’s a better than even chance that you’ll be moaning about it all being too hot and muggy as you read this.

Continue reading "Summertime and the living either increased or stayed the same compared to the same period in 2009" »

Posted by John Penrose at 02:31 PM | Permalink

Last week was dominated by an almost continuous stream of meetings about the Comprehensive Spending Review.

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Posted by Hugh Robertson at 02:54 PM | Permalink

Last week was pretty hectic, and I was involved in issues across the whole of my fairly wide-ranging brief.

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Posted by Ed Vaizey at 10:27 AM | Permalink

What brings 150 of London’s business leaders, politicians and public servants together on a September evening in a part built East London shopping centre?

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Posted by Baroness Valentine at 02:07 PM | Permalink

Working for the Government Olympics team isn't just about sitting behind a desk in Whitehall, planning the Games.

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Posted by Sophia Mitchell at 02:33 PM | Permalink

Darren Campbell, Youth Sport Trust School Sport Ambassador, discusses why the Sainsbury’s UK School Games will provide talented young athletes with a taste of competing at an elite level event.

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Posted by Darren Campbell at 01:58 PM | Permalink

Got any plans for the second weekend in September?

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Posted by John Penrose at 10:24 AM | Permalink