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We have complained for years that the Blair and Brown governments have not been paying attention to public views. That was certainly the case with a referendum over the EU Treaty.
But there are signs that, doubtless due to a pending General Election, the government, or at least Gordon Brown, is paying attention.
Take immigration, for instance. Brown has announced that he is ‘tightening’ immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe. OK, that’s a start.
He has also announced that he will ‘examine’ the bonuses paid to civil servants in the Ministry of Defence after it was revealed that these amounted to £47 millions so far this year.
One can’t say that Brown has reacted much to public and press opinion so far, but it’s a start.
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We have complained for years that the Blair and Brown governments have not been paying attention to public views. That was certainly the case with a referendum over the EU Treaty.
But there are signs that, doubtless due to a pending General Election, the government, or at least Gordon Brown, is paying attention.
Take immigration, for instance. Brown has announced that he is ‘tightening’ immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe. OK, that’s a start.
He has also announced that he will ‘examine’ the bonuses paid to civil servants in the Ministry of Defence after it was revealed that these amounted to £47 millions so far this year.
One can’t say that Brown has reacted much to public and press opinion so far, but it’s a start.
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