Left wingers turn the air blue, swearing more than political conservatives September 18, 2015 Left-leaning liberals are turning the air blue with their language, swearing more often than their opposing conservatives, scientists say. Several swear words make it into the top 10 most commonly used words of those on the left, based on analysis of more than 10,000 Twitter users including both the f-bomb and s-bomb. People with more [...]
Chancellor George Osborne in bid to strengthen ties with China September 18, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce plans for a "new era" of ties between the UK and China, as he embarks on a week-long visit to the world's second largest economy. Osborne will meet with senior ministers from the Chinese government, as well as senior Chinese business leaders, in a bid to open up billions [...]
David Cameron v Jeremy Corbyn: Corbynomics is a throwback no one wants September 18, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policies yesterday, as he sought to reassure global investors that Britain is still “open for business” despite the newly-elected Labour leader’s latest claims that he would sign the UK up to an EU financial transactions tax. Speaking at the Great global investment conference in London yesterday, Cameron [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership: Who will be the first Labour MP to defect – and which party will they move to? September 17, 2015 It's still the first week of Jeremy Corbyn's life as Labour leader, but the honeymoon period is definitely over. It's no secret that he's been upsetting the media – not least when journalists get hospitalised while reporting on him – and the same thing seems to be happening with his own party members. Pundits and [...]
Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 notes September 17, 2015 Presidential wannabe Jeb Bush has said he wants Margaret Thatcher to appear on $10 bank notes in the US. The Republican, who is running against Donald Trump among others to win the party's nomination for next year's election race, told an audience at last night's televised candidate debate that he would pick Britain's former Prime [...]
David Cameron tells UK universities: crack down on extremists September 17, 2015 The government has announced new rules today that will legally require universities and colleges to monitor and counter extremist activities among their students. The new rules, set to go into effect next week, will force universities to “put in place specific policies to stop extremists radicalising students on campuses, tackle gender segregation at events [...]
Scottish independence is not inevitable: David Mundell attacks Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP referendum stance September 17, 2015 Independence is not inevitable, Scottish secretary David Mundell will say today in a speech in Edinburgh, one day before the first anniversary of last year’s Scottish independence referendum. “The result of the referendum – by over 10 percentage points on the highest turnout of modern times at 85 per cent – demonstrates that the [...]
EU referendum Yes campaign: London’s small businesses want to stay in the EU September 17, 2015 More than half of small businesses in the capital would vote for Britain to stay in the European Union, according to a new survey out today from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB, along with the independent research agency Verve, polled more than 6,000 members between June and July of this year, finding [...]
General Election 2015 campaign costs explained: Where do smaller political parties spend their money? September 16, 2015 While campaign spending for a number of parties including the Conservatives and Labour reaches the 10s of millions of pounds in the build-up to the General Election, a number of parties spend significantly less. Data released by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding watchdog, today gave details to campaign expenditure of all political parties [...]
EU migrant crisis: Syrian refugees in new scheme “to arrive in UK soon”, says home secretary Theresa May September 16, 2015 The first of the Syrian refugees the UK has pledged to accept will arrive in Britain in the “coming days”, home secretary Theresa May has said. This comes after Prime Minister David Cameron announced the UK would take 20,000 Syrian refugees in the next five years. Read more: Germany reinstates border controls and exits Schengen [...]