Sir John Major is very angry at the Brexit campaign June 5, 2016 Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has launched a scathing attack on the Leave campaign accusing it of misleading people. A supporter of remaining in Europe, Major accused the Leave campaign of being "dishonest" and "verging on the squalid". "I'm not prepared to give the benefit of the doubt [to the Leave campaign]… this is a deceitful campaign," [...]
David Cameron warns of mortgage rise if Britain votes for Brexit June 5, 2016 David Cameron has warned that mortgages could rise for millions of homeowners if Britain votes to leave the EU. The Prime Minister has said average repayments could rise by nearly £1,000 a year because leaving Europe could lead to tighter credit controls as well as pushing up interest rates. But the claim has been called "desperate" [...]
Proposed government plans on steel pensions could see oldest pensioners losing out on thousands, warns former minister June 4, 2016 Proposals to rule changes for the British Steel Pension Scheme could strike the oldest and most vulnerable pensioners the hardest, a former pensions minister warned today. Steve Webb, who is now director of policy at Royal London, said his firm's calculations suggested that an 80-year-old currently receiving an income from the scheme could be as much as £10,000 [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: In 1994, Donald Trump didn’t want to “sound too much like a chauvinist” but wanted his dinner on time June 3, 2016 One of the many worries the Republican establishment has had about Donald Trump is that he would crash and burn against Hillary Clinton as he can't touch her appeal to a wide section of society. A section of particular concern is the female vote. Even in this campaign, he's had a dig or two at Clinton for playing [...]
EU referendum: Brexit will cost six per cent of GDP, says Economist Intelligence Unit June 3, 2016 If the UK votes for Brexit the country's economy will be plunged into uncertainty, resulting in a cost of six per cent of GDP, according to new research. Research from the Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts that in the first instance there will be tumultuous financial market volatility, followed by a "swift impact on the real [...]
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon tells staff Brexit would mean fewer jobs with the bank in the UK June 3, 2016 The boss of US bank JP Morgan Chase has warned British staff that a Brexit could lead to the company making job cuts in the UK and shifting more roles to the rest of Europe. "A vote to leave would be a terrible deal for the British economy," said the bank's chief executive Jamie Dimon. "So if the [...]
EU referendum: Donald Trump will now visit the UK the day before the EU referendum June 3, 2016 Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump will now visit the UK a day before the EU referendum. He'd originally planned for a fairly awkwardly timed visit the day after, on 24 June, but will be travelling to Scotland on 22 June instead to celebrate the reopening of his Trump Turnberry hotel. Read more: Trump is coming to [...]
EU referendum: Music fans could suffer in the event of Brexit, according to survey June 3, 2016 The prospect of Brexit is sounding decidedly off-key for the UK's music lovers. A survey from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has found an overwhelming majority of UK labels are Backing Remain, with 78 per cent saying walking away will damage business prospects and undermine the success of British music in Europe. Geoff Taylor, chief executive of BPI and the [...]
EU referendum: Nick Clegg says Remain has “comprehensively” won the economic argument June 3, 2016 The economic argument has been "comprehensively" won by the Remain side, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Speaking ahead of an EU intervention later today, Clegg said: "I think the economic argument, it's fair to say objectively, has been pretty comprehensively won by those who say there will be huge economic damage and [...]
Dumbed down Brexit row patronises voters June 3, 2016 Like clockwork, yesterday brought another slew of extreme projections about the impact of Brexit. It would “destroy” young people’s hopes of getting on the housing ladder, says Remain, apparently forgetting George Osborne’s warning last month that house prices could fall dramatically if the UK quits the EU (surely a boon for first-time buyers). Leave has [...]