Owen Smith says that under the Conservatives Britain is the “sick man leaving Europe” August 8, 2016 Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has said that under the Conservatives Britain is the "sick man leaving Europe", adding that the country is too dependent on the City and financial services. Speaking in Newcastle, Smith said that action taken by the Bank of England last week shows the British economy is on a cliff edge, requiring an urgent [...]
Jeremy Corbyn given boost after Labour members win court case meaning new members now eligible to vote in leadership election August 8, 2016 Five Labour members have won a court case against the party over new members' right to vote in the leadership election. The Labour party has been given permission to appeal to the court of appeal, which will hear the case at 10:30 on Thursday. The case was sparked after Labour's National Executive Committee decided that [...]
Work and Pensions committee takes next step in inquiry into state of play of pensions August 8, 2016 MPs have today issued a call for evidence for an inquiry on the state of defined benefit (DB) pensions, with the roles of the pensions watchdog and lifeboat in particular thrust under the microscope. The inquiry by the Work and Pensions committee was sparked by its recent investigation into the pensions situation at BHS. The retailer had [...]
Sir Philip Green and The Pensions Regulator are acting “like punch-drunk fighters” according to one of the chairs of a parliamentary enquiry into BHS August 8, 2016 The chair of parliament's business committee has blasted Sir Philip Green and The Pensions Regulator for their failure to make progress on BHS' pensions deficit. Ian Wright told BBC's Today programme that he was frustrated by a lack of progress since Green told MPs in mid-June that he would offer a contribution to the collapsed [...]
Ed Glitterballs. Former Labour MP confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing August 8, 2016 Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls is set to become the first male politician to compete on the main Strictly Come Dancing show, after the BBC confirmed his spot. Ed Balls — BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 8, 2016 Balls follows former business secretary Vince Cable in taking to the dancefloor, although the former Lib Dem MP only participated [...]
Broadband is the lifeblood of business: It must be prioritised like any key utility August 8, 2016 It's a story that some firms in London find all too familiar. They decide on their office location, speak to property agents, negotiate the lease and move in. Everything is ready for them including desks, power and water. There is, however, one major issue: their broadband connection isn’t in place. It’s not even the case that [...]
As calls for the chancellor to apply some fiscal stimulus grow, do we really want more public spending? August 8, 2016 Scott Corfe, director at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, says Yes. The UK economy is set to slow drastically over the coming quarters, with the Centre for Economics and Business Research expecting GDP growth to decline from about 1.5 per cent this year to less than 0.5 per cent in 2017. A recession – [...]
It took Britain 12 years to join the EU – don’t expect the break-up to go much faster August 8, 2016 Theresa May was only a little girl when Neil Sedaka’s plangent song “Breaking up is hard to do / Now I know / I know that it’s true” was a Number One hit. Britain has announced it wants to break up with Europe, but it is turning out to be a harder to do than [...]
Voting for Hillary Clinton is the last thing I ever thought I’d do. But this is our moral test. August 8, 2016 “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke Every time I come to London, my good friend Dan and I make a point of seeing one of the city’s peerless museums together, as an enjoyable way to break up the monotony of the endless meetings I [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May wants to end the ban on new grammar schools August 7, 2016 Theresa May is planning to end the ban on new grammar schools in the latest mark of her rein as Prime Minister. The Conservative leader is looking at abandoning the ban that was imposed on selective schools nearly 20 years ago by Tony Blair in 1998, a change opposed by opposition parties. Labour leadership contender [...]