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News Downing Street computers have been forensically examined by police searching for email and other electronic evidence in the cash-for-honours investigation, according to newspaper reports. The paper reports that the Metropolitan Police obtained high... [22 Jan 2007]
Did Blair hack the BBC?
News A row has broken out over allegations that the BBC's computers were hacked by Downing Street officials trying to keep track of the Corporation's news coverage in the wake of Labour's General Election victory in 1997. [13 Aug 2002]
Road-charging protest crashes PM's website
News The Downing Street website crashed this week under the strain of anti-road-charging protestors rushing to sign an online petition. Downing Street launched the online petition facility on its website last November, allowing anyone to start a... [13 Feb 2007]
Blair plagued by mobile phone hoaxers
News As if Prime Minister Tony Blair didn't have enough on his plate he is now being plagued by a mobile phone hoaxer whose text messaging mischievousness has been jamming the Downing Street switchboard. However, those who rang the number found... [26 Feb 2002]
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
Comment As Gordon Brown heads for 10 Downing Street it is worth having another look at his old claim that IT expenditures would drive down government costs - especially with Richard Granger, the leader of the troubled NHS IT programme, heading for the... [20 Jun 2007]
'Raise petrol tax instead of new road tax'
News The anti-road-charge petition racked up 750,000 signatures last week, amid rumours - denied by Downing Street - that the government would banish the road-charging scheme if the petition got three-quarters of a million signatures. [16 Feb 2007]
Downing St responds to silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign
News As part of the campaign silicon.com launched an online petition on the Downing Street website calling for the Prime Minister to improve the reporting of information security breaches in the public and private sectors. [10 Dec 2007]
Leader: Are e-petitions good for democracy?
Leader It's related to the e-petitions hosted on the PM's Downing Street website, which hit the headlines over the past week when more than 1.5 million people went online to sign a petition calling for the government to scrap the plans for a 'pay-per... [20 Feb 2007]
Know your data rights, says watchdog
News Make your voice heard by leaving a Reader Comment below, emailing us at editorial@silicon.com or signing the 10 Downing Street e-petition. The latest data warning from the data protection watchdog follows the launch of silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [08 Aug 2007]
Help plug the data leaks - sign the e-petition
News Make your voice heard by leaving a Reader Comment below, emailing us at editorial@silicon.com or signing the 10 Downing Street e-petition . One way readers can participate in this campaign is by signing an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website. [30 Jul 2007]
Blair's buddy Campbell commits potty-mouthed email blunder
News Despite a chequered track record, Campbell, was recently welcomed back into Downing Street by Tony Blair to work on the campaign for the forthcoming General Election. A Downing Street spokesman told The Independent: "The person you are referring to... [09 Feb 2005]
Email strain topples Blair
News Downing Street has been forced to upgrade its email server after the old system ground to a halt under the weight of traffic. A spokesman for 10 Downing Street told silicon.com: "One of the problems with the old system was that it was oversubscribed. [30 Aug 2001]
PM gets email
News While there's no definite date yet for the email address to go live, Downing Street expect people to be able to drop a line to the PM from the end of the month. While a Downing Street spokesman said that the email address had been in the pipeline... [14 Aug 2003]
Fujitsu strike row deepens, talks break down
News The strikers will also travel to London this week to deliver a petition to Downing Street calling on the government to ensure suppliers behave ethically. Staff at Fujitsu Services will go on strike again this month after the latest talks aimed at... [05 Mar 2007]
16,000 back iPlayer petition
News The deadline for the e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website passes today - and then it is up to the government to issue a response. A response to the petition will be made by Downing Street officials or by another relevant government... [20 Aug 2007]
