Scottish parliamentary election: Scottish National Party’s support falls as Labour and the Conservatives vie for second place May 5, 2016 A final poll for the Holyrood election shows support for the Scottish National Party (SNP) to have fallen, with a decline in voter satisfaction with its record. The poll by YouGov found the SNP still dominates support, but that the party may now fail to surpass the 2011 landslide victory, when the party won 69 [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Everything else you need to know May 5, 2016 London's mayoral election is finally underway after months and months of intense campaigning. And it started terribly. Voters in Barnet have been turned away from polling stations due to incomplete polling lists, leading to speculation the vote could come under a legal challenge. The council has apologised, and is now offering an "emergency proxy vote". [...]
It’s election day – so here are some pictures of politicians looking awkward while voting May 5, 2016 Across the United Kingdom today people are able to exercise their civic right to vote. That means, shocking though it may seem, that politicians can vote too. In fact, political parties are out in force despite many elections seemingly already determined. London's mayoral election is set to be a one-on-one race between Conservative Zac Goldsmith and [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Who are each of the record 12 candidates in this year’s race to City Hall? May 5, 2016 This year's London mayoral election has a record 12 runners as parties and individuals vie for City Hall. Officials at London Elects announced 12 candidates are competing to replace Boris Johnson, compared to seven back in 2012. While it already looks set for a one-on-one battle between Tory Zac Goldsmith and Labour Sadiq Khan, they are joined [...]
Betting on a one-horse race for City Hall May 5, 2016 By the time the sun rises tomorrow morning London will have a new mayor, and all signs point to Labour’s Sadiq Khan being the man to take over from Boris Johnson. Such has been Khan’s polling dominance over Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith, the Tooting MP could have safely ordered curtains, carpets and desks for his [...]
Sadiq Khan: I will unite London and be the most pro-business mayor yet May 5, 2016 Millions of Londoners will have the opportunity today to vote for a new mayor. And when it comes to business and the financial sector, this election matters. London is an established global leader in business services and international finance. We are also a growing force in newer industries such as tech, low carbon and life [...]
London mayoral election: Freezing fares or cutting council tax? How Zac and Sadiq’s giveaways stack up May 4, 2016 Elections are rarely free from giveaways. Labour Mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy is to freeze Transport for London’s fares for four years. His main contender, Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, has made clear he would freeze the council tax collected by the Mayor. This is one of the few big policy differences between the two [...]
Market economy status for China could kill Britain’s steel industry May 4, 2016 The government has been accused of supporting a policy that would deal a final blow to the British steel industry, already thought to be in its death throes. Axel Eggert, director general of European steel association Eurofer, told City A.M. at the World Manufacturing Forum: "Market economy status for China would most likely be the [...]
Most migrants in the UK not affected by Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed changes to the welfare system, according to the Migration Observatory May 4, 2016 A new report has called into question the effectiveness of Prime Minister David Cameron's argument that the "emergency break" would lead to a fall in net migration. A report by Oxford University's Migration Observatory has found that newly arrived migrants are less likely to be claiming welfare benefits, undermining Cameron's assertion that his EU reforms [...]
EU referendum: Brexit would mean higher inflation and more quantitative easing May 4, 2016 The Bank of England may have to extend its bond-buying quantitative easing programme if the UK votes to leave the European Union, an asset management firm has said today. Hermes Investment Management warned that Brexit would cause the pound to fall – potentially to around $1.20 – and growth would be hit, putting the Bank of England [...]