tony blair in news
Who's on the wrong side of the UK digital divide?
News It's several years since former Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to have achieved "universal internet access for all who want it" in the UK. Unfortunately, these statistics show that huge numbers of... [07 Apr 2008]
How will IT fare under Gordon Brown?
News IT chiefs and analysts predict some key differences between Gordon Brown and his predecessor Tony Blair but warn nobody should hold their breath expecting a sea change. Butler Group analyst Sarah Burnett... [28 Jun 2007]
UK pay-as-you-drive fuelled by local plan
News Shadow transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said in a statement: "It's now clear that Gordon Brown is as committed to the government's road-pricing plans as Tony Blair has been, despite the petition... [23 May 2007]
Gov blasted over budget-bloating IT projects
News The Home Office denied it had deliberately delayed publishing the report until Prime Minister Tony Blair's resignation announcement, and said parliament had been in recess on 9 April. The Liberal... [14 May 2007]
Blair goes YouTube to toast Sarkozy
News YouTube's not just for clips of Diet Coke and Mentos: Tony Blair has used the video-sharing site to offer his congratulations to new French president Nicholas Sarkozy. The PM's office already has its own... [09 May 2007]
Blighty Vista "overcharging" attacked
News It calls on Tony Blair to put pressure on Microsoft "to stop them overcharging the UK for its Vista operating system". As businesses and consumers grapple with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows... [26 Feb 2007]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News A full-page anti-ID card advert that appeared in the national press portraying Prime Minister Tony Blair with a Hitler-style barcode moustache was not offensive, the UK's advertising watchdog has ruled. [30 Nov 2006]
Blair slams ID cards critics
News Prime Minister Tony Blair has again hit out at critics of the government's controversial ID cards scheme, arguing that biometric technology is crucial for fighting crime and securing the UK's borders. [07 Nov 2006]
Tories pledge to abolish ID cards
News In his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth this week, Cameron slammed Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour Party for pushing on with the controversial ID cards scheme instead... [03 Oct 2006]
ID cards costs reach almost £50m
News Prime Minister Tony Blair said earlier this month ID cards will be a central plank of Labour's next election manifesto, despite delays in putting the identity cards contracts out to tender and leaked... [18 Aug 2006]
ID cards scheme under fire again
News The criticisms come as Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to make ID cards a key plank of Labour's next election manifesto. But Phil Booth, national co-ordinator of the No2ID campaign group, said: "For... [04 Aug 2006]
ID cards face Home Office review
News Now we discover that the whole thing has been rushed, just to fit Tony Blair's political agenda. The government is re-evaluating its ID cards project as part of a wider review of the Home Office's... [12 Jul 2006]
Blair defends under-fire NHS IT
News Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended the £6.2bn NHS IT programme, saying it will help deliver a health service "fit for the 21st century". Blair admitted to MPs in the House of Commons... [30 Jun 2006]
Who's in charge of government IT?
News As the dust settles on Prime Minister Tony Blair's major cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, it is finally becoming clear which ministers will have responsibility for IT issues. Minister for industry... [23 May 2006]
CIO Jury: Has Blair been good for IT?
News Government policy since Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labour Party came to power in 1997 has done little to help the IT industry and those running IT departments, according to UK bosses. The verdict... [23 Mar 2006]
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