EU referendum: Cross-party EU-exit campaign “Grassroots Out” launches, including Ukip leader Nigel Farage and Labour MP Kate Hoey January 23, 2016 A new cross-party group campaigning for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has launched at an event in Northamptonshire, months after Vote Leave and Leave.EU got started. The group, called Grassroots Out, is supported by Labour MP Kate Hoey, Conservative MP Tom Pursglove and leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage. Read more: Out [...]
George Soros says the same conditions are in place as those that caused the crisis in 2008 – and slams Donald Trump for “doing the work of Isis” January 22, 2016 Legendary fund manager George Soros has reiterated his warning that the global economy is in the same state now as it was before the global crisis in 2008. During a speech at Davos, he pointed out that "there is a financial crisis and a bear market", the Guardian reported. "The source of the disequilibrium is different. In [...]
RIP the Ed stone, after Labour finally confirms the £8,000 tablet was destroyed soon after the General Election January 22, 2016 It was one of the highlights (and, arguably, turning points) of the General Election: the moment Ed Miliband revealed an eight foot-tall limestone monolith, engraved with his six core manifesto policies. Within hours, the two-tonne slab of stone – designed, no doubt, to demonstrate Labour's unshakeable commitment to "a better future" – had gone viral, with [...]
Davos 2016: Prime Minister David Cameron says he’s “not in a hurry” to hold a referendum without a good reform deal January 21, 2016 Business leaders should be making the case for Britain's membership in the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron has said today. Speaking at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Cameron said: "I hope that businesses and NGOs and other organisations don't hold back." "And I would say, don't hold back right now," Cameron added, saying corporate [...]
EU referendum: In the 1970s, people’s views on immigration had nothing to do with their views on Brexit January 21, 2016 As debate around the impending In-Out European referendum escalates, it's interesting to look at how our attitudes to the EU and the baggage it brings with it have changed. These days, membership of the European Union is inextricably linked with a higher rate of immigration, but it hasn't always been so. A piece of research put out [...]
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says a Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn would break up the big banks January 21, 2016 A Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn would look to break up Britain’s biggest banks, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. Speaking at a Co-operatives UK conference in Manchester today, McDonnell said: “Small businesses in general, and not just co-operatives, face dreadful difficulties in getting the funding they need from our high-street banks. “No other major [...]
Corbyn the Musical: the Motorcycle Diaries to launch in Waterloo Theatre East in April January 21, 2016 In a year set to be dominated by heavy political events including the EU referendum and a number of elections, the public will be afforded some respite by the launch of a musical about Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. In April, London's Waterloo Theatre East will open the production titled Corbyn the Musical: the Motorcycle Diaries, a musical-come-political-satire. [...]
EU referendum: Out campaign Leave.EU calls for seat at negotiating table in Brexit scenario while banks donate to In campaign January 21, 2016 In the event the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, a prominent Out campaign has called for representatives from its organisation to be part of the team that will negotiate the UK's new relationship with the EU. Leave.EU is urging Prime Minister David Cameron to accept that if the British people vote for Brexit, its organisation [...]
Alexander Litvinenko death inquiry report finds Vladimir Putin and FSB boss Patrushev “probably” approved his murder January 21, 2016 The killing of Alexander Litvinenko was "probably" approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and former director of Russian FSB, a report published this morning has claimed. The report, by UK judge Sir Robert Owen, found that Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun, who have previously denied killing him, were behind the man's death. But Owen said he was "sure" they were [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan wants business leaders shaping City Hall policies January 21, 2016 Business leaders should help shape policy decisions in City Hall, Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan said today as he revealed his plans to appoint a business advisory group. Khan, who has pledged to be the “most pro-business mayor of London yet”, said his advisory board would be made up of independent business leaders, not political [...]