EU referendum: Chancellor George Osborne tells German businesses “ever closer union” is “not right” for UK November 3, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne will use a major speech in Berlin today to say that “ever closer union” is “not right” for the UK and call for new laws protecting the interests of non-Eurozone states. Speaking to the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Osborne will say that the British government wants “principles embedded in EU law [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave Brexit campainers accuse CBI of being swayed by European Union funding November 3, 2015 A Eurosceptic campaign group is slamming the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today, claiming that the industry group received nearly £1m from the European Commission in the last six years. Vote Leave said that between 2008 and 2015, the CBI received £955,484 from the European Commission. Vote Leave spokesman Robert Oxley said: “The CBI is funded [...]
EU referendum: 70 per cent of European finance professionals would vote against Brexit – could Cyprus change its EU relationship before the UK? November 3, 2015 Britain will remain in the European Union, while Cyprus is the country most likely to follow Greece out of the EU, according to a new poll out today. MNI, Deutsche Boerse’s research arm, surveyed finance workers from 21 countries to gauge market sentiment toward the Eurozone. An overwhelming majority of respondents said backed Britain remaining [...]
Zac Goldsmith: The green Tory gunning for Londoners’ votes in the 2016 mayoral election November 2, 2015 Zac Goldsmith may be a long- time environmental campaigner, but this does not conflict with his ambition to foster business in London, see the capital’s economy grow and tackle problems such as housing and infrastructure. In an interview with City A.M., he said: “In the real world, environmentalism and growth go together; they’re married.” The [...]
Boris Johnson announces plans to raise London’s Living Wage to £9.40 an hour November 2, 2015 London's Living Wage is set to rise again, after Boris Johnson and the Living Wage Foundation announced another round of hikes. In a speech this morning the Mayor of London said voluntary Living Wage will be raised to £9.40 an hour in the capital, from £9.15 an hour now. Meanwhile, the UK Living Wage will rise to £8.25 [...]
Scottish devolution: Westminster will not interfere in Scottish taxation and welfare powers, says Scottish secretary David Mundell November 2, 2015 There will not be any vetoes by Westminster on questions of Scottish taxation and welfare, the Scottish secretary David Mundell has said ahead of a House of Commons debate on the Scotland Bill next week. Scotland will be able to introduce new welfare benefits without any threat of the policy being overruled by the United Kingdom-wide parliament. [...]
Poll: Scots love Nicola Sturgeon November 1, 2015 Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been rated the most popular and "widely appreciated" living person for Scots, according to new analysis. The YouGov analysis of close to 30,000 Scottish people revealed that out of 5,000 public figures, Nicola Sturgeon is the most loved person in Scotland. Read more: Cameron rules out second Indyref before [...]
Trident debate: Scottish Labour vote against renewal and choose to scrap nuclear missile system November 1, 2015 Scottish Labour have voted to scrap the United Kingdom's Trident nuclear missile system, based in Scotland. The party's conference in Perth saw delegates calling for the system not to be renewed. Some 70.3 per cent of party members voted in favour of unilateral disarmament. In response to the vote a spokesperson for Jeremy Corbyn said: “The [...]
EU referendum: Ukip leader Nigel Farage says US trade official was paid to suggest there will be no free trade deal in Brexit scenario November 1, 2015 Leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage has said that the US trade official who said the United States wouldn't be interested in a free trade deal with the United Kingdom in a Brexit scenario was "paid to say that". Speaking on the BBC's the Andrew Marr show, Farage said it is "laughable" that a US [...]
In search of a new Safe Harbour: The EU’s push for new data transfer regulation with the US may be part of the problem October 30, 2015 Aftershocks are continuing to come following the European Court’s ground-breaking ruling on 6 October outlawing the “safe harbour” arrangements. The ruling isn’t just worrying for Silicon Valley giants, such as Facebook and Google, who rely on Safe Harbor to transfer their EU users’ data, but also for global businesses that manage employee data in the [...]