Latest Conservative Party articles

ICO: Government should re-write FOI Act to clarify use of veto

ICO's Christopher Graham
Health Secretary Lansley told to justify Freedom of Information veto over NHS risk report
17 May 2012

New security minister appointed

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James Brokenshire has been appointed crime and security minister following the departure of Baroness Neville-Jones
13 May 2011

Report: UK holds ICT in lower esteem than rival countries

We discuss the impact of the Digital Britain report
The annual WEF Global IT Report places it behind the US, Germany and China
18 Apr 2011

Government may look to licence fee to roll out high-speed broadband

And it will abolish the IR35 tax code, deemed to discriminate against IT freelancers
21 May 2010

Labour's IT legacy may haunt coalition

Contract lawyers warn that attempts to scrap IT projects such as ID cards may face legal challenges
18 May 2010

E-petitions gather support

Enthusiasm for e-petitions among politicians appears to be growing, but are they really good for democracy
16 Feb 2010

Conservatives will scrap 50p broadband tax

Any Conservative government would ditch tax "as soon as possible" if it won a May election
19 Oct 2009

Conservatives outline cyber security overhaul

Greater powers for information commissioner and more accountability in government needed, says shadow minister for justice
25 Sep 2009

Davis criticises Tory health record proposals

"Google is the last company I would trust with data belonging to me," says former shadow home secretary
27 Jul 2009