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UK public spending set to hit 1970s levels after election, think tank says November 4, 2019 Government spending is set to surge back to 1970s levels whoever wins the upcoming General Election, research from the Resolution Foundation think tank has shown today. Read more: Hey, big spender: IFS boss Paul Johnson on the end of economic orthodoxy The Conservatives and Labour have discarded the economic orthodoxy of the last decade that [...]
Boris Johnson feels ‘deep regret’ for missing his 31 October Brexit deadline November 3, 2019 Boris Johnson has apologised to Conservative party members for not fulfilling his 31 October “do or die” Brexit pledge. The Prime Minister continually claimed he would not ask for a Brexit extension, saying “he would rather die in a ditch” than ask Brussels to extend the 31 October deadline. Read more: Nigel Farage will not [...]
Conservative party tees up a National Insurance tax cut in its election manifesto November 3, 2019 Boris Johnson is preparing to give a tax cut of up to £460 to the country’s lowest earners if victorious at next month’s general election. The Conservative party is reportedly planning on doing this by raising the wage threshold at which people start to pay National Insurance as a part of the Tories’ election manifesto. [...]
Labour to spend £60bn on household energy programme November 3, 2019 The Labour party this morning announced a £60bn programme of housing improvements designed to cut carbon emissions 10 per cent by 2030. The initiative, which is the largest upgrade of UK households since the post-war reconstruction, will create 450,000 jobs by installing energy saving measures in almost all of the UK’s 27m homes. Read more: [...]
Ex-Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon considers Daily Telegraph purchase November 3, 2019 Controversial former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon is organising a bid for The Telegraph to turn it into a vehicle for his brand of economic nationalism. It was reported last week that the title’s owners – tycoon twins Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay – were looking to sell the national newspaper. Read more: [...]
Jeremy Corbyn brands the government’s fracking ban as an ‘election stunt’ November 2, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has labelled the halt to fracking as “an election stunt” by the government. The suspension came following scientific research raised fresh concerns that the risk of earthquakes was linked to fracking – a controversial method for extracting shale gas. Read more: Government bans fracking with immediate effect Corbyn has called the U-turn by [...]
Boris Johnson rejects Nigel Farage offer of election pact as it increases ‘risk’ of Jeremy Corbyn becoming Prime Minister November 2, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected an offer from Nigel Farage to work with the Brexit Party during the general election. Farage had called on Johnson to drop his Brexit deal, seek a free trade deal with the EU and “build a Leave alliance” with his party or face a candidate from the Brexit Party [...]
Nancy Pelosi expects Donald Trump impeachment hearings to begin this month November 1, 2019 Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has said she expects the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump to begin public hearings this month. “I assume there would be public hearing in November,” the top House Democrat said in an interview with Bloomberg, but insisted there was no deadline to finish the investigation. [...]
Abuse is putting female MPs off standing for re-election November 1, 2019 Two-thirds of female MPs say that slow progress tackling violence against women in politics is impacting their willingness to stand for re-election, according to a survey released as concerns mount over the number of women stepping down at the next election. The research, carried out for the Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), surveyed 147 [...]
To speak or not to speak: The battle for free speech November 1, 2019 I remember the excitement of setting up my first Personal Computer and being able to get email. The potential to connect with people from around the world in an instance was inspiring, as was the sense that the Information Superhighway and World Wide Web were going to transform our world forever. I also remember being [...]