Brave is the man who asks about Project George

Tim Walker Published: 10:15PM GMT 01 March 2010

Francis Maude, the Tory frontbencher, dared to be the initial to complete it in the Commons. "What is the inlet of the functions that have been undertaken as piece of Project George?" he asked.

Angela Smith"s reply from the Labour benches contingency have seemed unintelligible to the uninitiated. "The Government are legally compulsory to say the Downing Street formidable to standards suitable to the Grade I and II listed standing in conference with English Heritage," she said. "In further to on condition that bureau accommodation, the construction additionally fulfils an critical representational role. As a result, most of the infrastructure compulsory renovation or upgrading. Essential improvements are being undertaken by ongoing annual upkeep works." Project George is the formula name for a array of refurbishments together with air-conditioning being carried out at 10, eleven and twelve Downing Street and 70 Whitehall at an estimated cost of �30 million.

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It is declared after George W Bush since he was repelled when he visited Downing Street in 2003 by the bad lighting, mustiness and pokiness of the place compared with the White House.

Tony Blair, who was afterwards budding apportion and felt he was entitled to all sorts of presidential-style trappings, together with a "Blair Force One", is pronounced to have coined it since he was unwavering of how unequivocally bad it competence go down with taxpayers. His unrestrained waned when it became transparent he was withdrawal office.

Welsh to have a complacency test

Although nobody has taken most of an seductiveness in the grade to that the people of England are happy, the complacency of the Welsh is to be offically totalled underneath plans to "promote their wellbeing".

The proposals are sketchy, but Carwyn Jones, Wales"s First Minister, has assumingly been shabby by the judgment of "Gross National Happiness" that has been pioneered in the Himilayan dominion of Bhutan.

Prof Cary Cooper, an consultant on "work-life" change has welcomed the idea. Cooper was the man who cut off his links to the National Bullying Helpline after Christine Pratt, the boss, pronounced her organization had perceived cries of assistance from Downing Street.

Michael Portillo"s pals

Although one doubts that the Mark Oaten will wish to keep in hold with the youngsters who marked down him to tears in the Channel 4 "reality" show Tower Block of Commons, Michael Portillo is still in hold with the 4 young kids from Merseyside he had to caring for in When Michael Portillo Became a Single Mum in 2003.

The agreeable former Tory cupboard apportion tells Radio Times that their mom Jenny Milner additionally texts him at your convenience she sees him in a radio documentary and he not long ago renewed his familiarity with her daughter, Tasha.

Jenny famously told him as he struggled with his �80 budget: "Welcome to the genuine world, Mikey."

Jade Jagger in an expanded mood

Jade Jagger, the daughter of Sir Mick by his matrimony to Bianca, launched her initial stand-alone boutique in smart Notting Hill last November, but already she has plans to enhance abroad.

"The emporium in London has been you do unequivocally well so I have motionless to open an additional boutique in India as I outlay so most of my time there anyway," Jade, pictured, told Mandrake at a conform week soire for her Jezebel tag at the Adam Street Club.

"It will be identical to my emporium in London, dresses, trinket it"s really exciting."