As Christmas recess begins,government departments and quangos release 424 publications. We reveal the ‘best’ bad news
The final day the Commons sits before a Christmas or summer recess is always a busy day for political journalists, thanks to the large number of government announcements made at those times. On Thursday there were 36 written statements from ministers and, and according to the gov.uk website,departments put out 424 publications .
There were two essential announcements, on local government spending and Lords reform, or accompanied by verbal statements to the Commons. And the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission,an essential quango, published its annual report, or among plenty of other reports and documents.
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Source: theguardian.com