COP21 Paris climate summit: Climate change is much more than an environmental problem – it threatens our financial stability November 26, 2015 Next week Paris will again be the focus of world attention. This time in the face of another global threat to us all: climate change. Over 100 world leaders, including Presidents Obama, Xi, and Putin, Chancellor Merkel, Indian Premier Modi and our own Prime Minister will attend. This will be the largest gathering of world [...]
London airport expansion: Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson MSP puts pressure on Cameron over Heathrow November 26, 2015 The top Conservatives in Scotland and Wales are today supporting a third runway at Heathrow, urging the government to make a quick decision to back the Airports Commission’s recommendation. In an open letter published today, Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, and Andrew R.T. Davies, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said Heathrow “already does what no [...]
Russia tightens Turkish food import controls after Russian SU-24 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 warplanes over Syria November 26, 2015 Russia has ramped up checks on food and agriculture imports from Turkey, a move which could deal a blow to the country's economy in the wake of its downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border. The Russian government told its food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to increase controls in response to agriculture ministry [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Institute for Fiscal Studies says Osborne got “lucky” this time around November 26, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne may not have made the severe cuts to public spending that many had expected in yesterday's Autumn Statement and Spending Review, but a leading economist has warned that the age of austerity is far from over and the chancellor's goal of a surplus by the end of the decade may prove difficult to achieve. [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is as well trusted as Russian President Vladimir Putin when it comes to dealing with ISIS November 26, 2015 When it comes to dealing with the threat posed by the so-called Islamic State, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is as well trusted as Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leader of the country that backed Corbyn's electoral victory as a "radical breakthrough" has -47 per cent trust in making the right decisions in regard of Syria and [...]
UK immigration figures: Net migration in the UK has hit a record high after ONS latest figures reveal 336,000 in June November 26, 2015 Migration figures have hit a new high of 336,000 in June, a rise of 82,000 on last year, official figures reveal. The number of people entering Britain increased by 62,000 while the number emigrating fell by 20,000 compared to the same time last year, creating an overall rise in net migration. Both EU and non-EU citizens arriving [...]
Cameron tells MPs “we cannot stand aside” as he seeks approval to extend airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria November 26, 2015 David Cameron has told the Foreign Affairs Committee that the UK should extend its military campaign against Islamic State into Syria. Setting out his "comprehensive strategy" for how the UK will seek to tackle Islamic State, Cameron told the MPs more action was needed to tackle the group, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in Paris [...]
George Osborne has missed every target he’s set himself, says Labour MP Helen Goodman November 26, 2015 "The fact is the chancellor has missed every target that he’s set himself,” according to Labour MP Helen Goodman on George Osborne’s Autumn Statement. “He can’t keep banging on about what happened eight years ago because he’s been in charge now for nearly six years – it’s his fault he hasn’t met his targets,” Goodman, who [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne bails himself out with a u-turn on tax credit cuts November 25, 2015 George Osborne rowed back on controversial and unpopular cuts to tax credits – but admitted that the U-turn will be offset by an £11.6bn raid on British businesses. The chancellor also avoided potential pitfalls such as having to make cuts to the police force, after an unexpected £53.2bn jump in expected tax receipts over the course of [...]
Business secretary Sajid Javid: Job cuts at Deutsche Bank are a “tragedy” November 25, 2015 Business secretary Sajid Javid has enthusiastically endorsed the Square Mile , saying the rest of the country could “learn a lot from the City” and calling recently-announced job cuts in the banking sector a “tragedy”. Speaking at the City A.M. awards dinner tonight, Javid said that while financial services has become an “easy target” for politicians, the [...]