Jeremy Corbyn attacks big business as he says “no” to “hedge fund tax breaks” September 29, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn used his first conference speech as Labour leader today to attack the Conservative government and the money manager donors that support them. Telling conference delegates that they "don't have to accept what [they are] given", Corbyn said that Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives are "paid for by the few" and only [...]
Boris Johnson’s mum Charlotte Johnson Wahl has never voted Tory September 29, 2015 Boris Johnson might be working his way up to the top job, but there's at least one person who has never (and by the sounds of it, may never) vote for him: his mum. Painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl says she has “never voted Tory in my life” – and thinks it is “extraordinary” that [...]
Mr Nice Guy? Jeremy Corbyn pledges to make politics nicer September 29, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn will take a softer approach in his first conference speech as Labour leader today, telling voters he will “bring values back to politics”. Insisting that he “love[s] this country and its people”, Corbyn will tell delegates in Brighton his leadership will be centred on “kinder politics and a more caring society”. Corbyn will [...]
John McDonnell at the Labour Party Conference 2015: Here’s what businesses think September 28, 2015 Newly-appointed John McDonnell made his conference debut as shadow chancellor today – and despite promises of a "stultifyingly boring" speech, it actually turned out to be pretty punchy, with attacks on big business and buy-to-let landlords, as well as a hint that the Bank of England's mandate might be up for discussion. But what did business [...]
John McDonnell at the Labour Party Conference 2015: Balance the budget by going after Google, Starbucks, Amazon and Vodafone September 28, 2015 The newly-appointed shadow chancellor of the exchequer John McDonnell used his first major conference speech today as Jeremy Corbyn's right-hand man to attack the government's austerity plan and go after big companies like Starbucks, Google, Amazon and Vodafone. Calling the Conservatives the party of the "one per cent", McDonnell said austerity was "not an [...]
Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle: Trade union bill is “an attack on basic freedoms” September 28, 2015 Labour’s shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has attacked the trade union bill, calling it “divisive and partisan” in her speech at the Labour Party conference. Speaking at the party’s conference in Brighton, Eagle denounced the government’s planned bill, which will rewrite strike legislation: It is an attack on basic freedoms. It has no place in [...]
EU refugee crisis: Angela Merkel’s popularity drops over Germany’s generous refugee policy September 28, 2015 Angela Merkel’s popularity figures are tumbling over her generous response to the refugee crisis, as anti-refugee sentiment mounts in Germany. Two polls published today show the German Chancellor’s popularity dropping sharply, over accusations that her handling of the crisis has brought a greater number of refugees to Germany than the country is able to handle. [...]
Manchester to become trade union bill battle ground as thousands of protesters plan march against government September 28, 2015 The UK's biggest trade unions are planning to target the Conservatives' party conference with a major rally and march throughout Manchester next Sunday. Coaches are being organised to take anti-austerity protesters from various points around parts of England and Wales to the centre of Manchester on 4 October. The march is expected to take place between [...]
Activist Apple investor Carl Icahn to endorse Donald Trump September 28, 2015 Carl Icahn may have called it when it came to Apple stock, but can he do the same when it comes to the Republican Presidential nomination? In a video due to be published tomorrow, the activist investor is expected to come out in favour of controversial candidate Donald Trump. To be fair, this won't be [...]
Lord Turner fires Corbyn-omics warning: Risks of Jeremy Corbyn’s People’s Quantitative Easing are huge September 28, 2015 City grandee Lord Turner has warned that the political risks associated with Jeremy Corbyn’s proposed “People’s Quantitative Easing” are huge. “The technical case for treating overt money finance as an available tool – if and when the conditions makes such stimulus appropriate – is incontrovertible,” Turner said in an interview published today. “But the political [...]