President-elect Donald Trump blasts outgoing President Obama and reaches out to Israel in latest Twitter outburst December 28, 2016 US President-elect Donald Trump has slammed outgoing President Obama on Twitter and told Israel to "stay strong" until his inauguration. Trump took to the social media site with his @realDonaldTrump account to blast what he called "the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks" – this time referring to Obama's recent action on Israel. Last Friday, the [...]
Voters will be asked to show ID at the ballot box as government aims to crackdown on voter fraud December 27, 2016 Voters will be asked to provide proof of identification at polling stations in a government trial scheme to reduce electoral fraud. At local elections in 2018, different local authorities in England will ask voters to provide different forms of ID including driving licences, utility bills or passports. The initiative follows a report into electoral fraud and how to [...]
Rate of home ownership in the UK may be much lower than official data suggests, claims think tank December 27, 2016 The level of home ownership in the UK may be lower than conventional rates suggest, with many more now renting, according to new research. Many people now share ownership of a property or live as lodgers, suggest the Resolution Foundation think tank, meaning an official estimate of a 64 per cent home ownership rate may be [...]
UK could save nearly £40bn a year by leaving single market and customs union, claims pro-Brexit campaign group December 27, 2016 The UK could save nearly £40bn a year if it left both the European single market and customs union in a "clean Brexit", pro-leave group Change Britain has claimed in a new report. Change Britain, which is backed by a host of former Leave campaigners including Michael Gove, Nigel Lawson and Gisela Stuart, says cutting loose [...]
The UK must leave the EU Single Market if it is to realise Brexit opportunities says Mervyn King December 26, 2016 Leaving the European Union offers “real opportunities” for the UK – as long as it is outside the Single Market – according to former Bank of England governor Mervyn King. Lord King also said the UK should be more “self-confident” in its approach to leaving, while saying that immigration controls were non-negotiable. “There are many [...]
Theresa May uses Christmas message to call for post-Brexit unity December 24, 2016 Theresa May has used her first Christmas message as Prime Minister to call on Britain to come together as it negotiates its exit from the European Union. In a speech that drew on her Christian faith, May said the country was faced with an "historic opportunity" thanks to Brexit and asked people to think of persecuted Christians around the [...]
Brexit, six months on: City leader demands government allays uncertainty in the Square Mile December 23, 2016 Doesn't time fly? Just six months ago half the nation was celebrating the Britain's decision to unshackle itself from the EU, while the other half had that knot in the pit-in-the-stomach feeling. The good news so far is the sky hasn't fallen in. And this was after 2016 continued to shock and surprise us from a [...]
US President-elect Trump said the US needs to expand its nuclear capability December 22, 2016 Donald Trump today called for the expansion of America's nuclear weapons capabilities until the world "comes to its senses". In a Tweet, naturally. The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016 A [...]
Yes, Icahn: Donald Trump appoints Carl Icahn as special adviser December 22, 2016 Donald Trump has appointed billionaire investor Carl Icahn as a special adviser on regulatory reform. Icahn, who gave his backing to Trump’s presidential bid in September 2015, “will be a leader in helping American entrepreneurs shed job-killing regulations that stifle economic growth”. Read more: Carl Icahn buys into Botox with Allergan stake, pushing up the [...]
All I want for Christmas is… an ultra-hard Brexit (and nine other pro-growth policy wishes) December 22, 2016 Here is my Christmas wish list for Santa. Ten policy measures which, if implemented, would make future growth prospects truly joyous, with Christmas every day of the week. But these are also economic policy measures Santa won’t be too familiar with, as he boards his sleigh somewhere north of the Nordic economies. I don’t pretend [...]