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Prime minister gets email - but don't expect a reply
News For the first time, it is possible to send the British prime minister a message over the Internet. The 10 Downing Street Web site on Thursday published a Web form that allows members of the public to contact the Prime Minister.
[August 21, 2003, 13:00]
Prime Minister admits being a technophobe
News Prime Minister Tony Blair has confounded critics who claim he is unable to give a direct answer to anything by freely admitting that he is a technophobe. During a session of the Parliamentary liaison committee on Monday, the Liberal Democrat IT...
[February 9, 2005, 12:50]
Tech leaders lobby Prime Minister over sustainable IT
News Senior management from two of the IT industry's leading companies are involved in discussions with the UK Prime Minister over how industry and government can work together to tackle the issue of climate change ahead of the G8 conference next month.
[June 8, 2005, 15:55]
Farewell to the technophobe prime minister
News Back in 2005, the Liberal Democrat's IT spokesman Richard Allan asked if it was true that on a personal level the prime minister was something of a technophobe. I am afraid that is fair actually, yes," said the Prime Minister.
[June 27, 2007, 9:07]
Prime minister gets email - but don't expect a reply
Talkback respected sir ! i am muhammad saleem ullah .i am commerce graduate and then i qualified inter exams of institute of cost and management accountants of pakistan .i am still jobless .i teach as visitng lecturer in some private commerce colleges .it...
[March 12, 2005, 7:09]
Irish Prime Minister plans Web chat
News The chat will be moderated by officials from Nua Ltd.the Dublin- and New York City-based Internet consultancy. Questions may be submitted on the site prior to the chat and transcripts will be made available afterwards, Nua officials said.
[May 8, 1998, 8:31]
Motorola defies Tony Blair and shuts Scottish factory
News Over 3,000 Scottish workers are facing redundancy after UK mobile firm Motorola confirmed that it was to close its factory at Bathgate, despite the personal intervention of prime minister Tony Blair two weeks ago.
[April 24, 2001, 14:07]
The Security of the State
Leader Scene: The prime minister's office. H: "Anyone who evaded our controls would have to be an expert in IT, prime minister. H: "Not at all, prime minister. H: "No, prime minister". PM: "Humphrey, what's this nonsense from the Home Office?
[August 31, 2006, 15:10]
PM comment boosts McKinnon's UK-sentence hopes
News Prime minister Gordon Brown has spoken publicly for the first time on the future of Gary McKinnon, who is facing extradition to the US on hacking charges. During prime minister's questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, David Burrowes, the...
[November 20, 2008, 13:03]
Blair accused of damaging IT job market
News IT contractors have hit back at claims made by the prime minister that there are not enough skilled IT freelancers to fill vacant jobs in the UK. Selous said: "Does the prime minister share the concern of a number of my constituents, who are well...
[May 27, 2003, 14:20]
Yes, e-Minister
Leader Scene: The Prime Minister's office. H: "Actually, Prime Minister, eighty percent could. H: "Quite the opposite, Prime Minister. H: "No, Prime Minister. H: "Yes, Prime Minister. H: "Interesting news, Prime Minister.
[April 12, 2006, 13:40]
Virus writers claim Blair's email account was hacked
News Cybercriminals claimed on Friday that the Prime Minister's email account has been hacked, in the latest attempt to attack PCs with malware. It appears that the email messages were supposed to display a photograph of Tony Blair from the BBC Web site...
[May 6, 2005, 14:55]
Brown accused of deception over ID cards
News The prime minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the scheme is wavering. During prime minister's questions this week, the leader of the Conservatives David Cameron...
[January 11, 2008, 7:51]
Number 10 will not investigate Phorm
News The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a government investigation into Phorm, saying that the independent Information Commissioner's Office is responsible for ensuring that the behavioural ad-serving technology does not...
[May 20, 2009, 16:25]
Wanted: New government CIO
News I will maintain overall responsibility for the work of the e-Government Unit in my new role at the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit. Minister will boost the profile of IT across the public sector. Minister's Delivery Unit, and will advise Tony Blair...
[January 12, 2006, 14:40]
Broadband: The state we're in
News Back in 2001, the prime minister, Tony Blair, pledged that the UK would have the most extensive and competitive broadband market of all the G7 nations by 2005. So three years on, is the UK on track as far as broadband coverage and adoption goes or...
[March 30, 2004, 17:35]
Timms confirmed as Digital Britain minister
News The prime minister's office has confirmed that Stephen Timms will add work on extending the use of digital technologies to his portfolio. The prime minister's office also said that Home Office minister Meg Hillier, who has responsibility for the...
[August 10, 2009, 12:44]
Councils approach deadline for claiming e-govt funds
News The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has written to councils about plans for the next round of e-government funding. Councils have until 14 June, 2004, to claim a share of £350,000 for implementing e-government over the next year, according to a...
[June 7, 2004, 11:35]
No gov't funding for faster SME payments
News The government is not allocating funding to upgrade payment systems to meet the prime minister's commitment to pay small suppliers faster during the credit crunch. The prime minister told the House of Commons on 8 October that cash flow is a...
[October 15, 2008, 15:54]
Microsoft cashes in on Blair campaign
News Prime minister Tony Blair is accused of offering Microsoft free publicity for its latest product after he sat through a ten minute Office XP presentation on Tuesday. After sitting through the demonstration, the prime minister was told: "If you ask...
[May 30, 2001, 13:41]
