BP-5083H

IS THE HOME OFFICE WORKING?

The Home Office acquiring an ex-prison for housing asylum seekers wasted "unacceptable” levels of public money - a parliamentary committee says. Do we need to ask - what's an acceptable level of waste?

GOVERNMENT

Spending

BP-5083G

CIVIL SERVANTS MAY SPEAK OUT

A civil servant - dismissed for revealing how the gov't handled the 2021 Afghanistan crisis - has won an unfair dismissal case. This means - quite rightly - civil servants can speak out in order to protect lives.

WHISTLEBLOWING

Establishment

BP-5071F

ASSISTED DYING - OPINIONS

A Citizens' Jury has gathered people's thoughts and feelings on assisted dying - to provide evidence which was previously biased and inadequate. Do we need more juries like this - to give the People a voice?

DEATHS

Euthanasia

BP-5043F

VALUE FOR MONEY - OR NOT?

The Office for Value for Money - championed by Rachel Reeves - is tasked with identifying and removing gov't waste and inefficiency. Trouble is - the department - it's said - is inefficient and wasteful.

GOVERNMENT

Failure

BP-5043E

WHO OR WHAT IS IN CHARGE?

The new civil service Ai is named "Humphrey" after the top official in the TV series "Yes, Minister." Is the Ai's name, a further sign that it's not politicians making the decisions - but someone/something else?

TECHNOLOGY

Ai