Greek debt crisis: Greece hopes to conclude bailout talks by Tuesday, ahead of next repayment to European Central Bank August 9, 2015 Greece’s government is hoping to conclude bailout talks with its creditors by Tuesday, giving the debt-ridden country time to pass the deal ahead of its next repayment to the European Central Bank (ECB). Details of a plan that would make up to 86bn euros (£60.9bn) available to Greece are being negotiated with the International Monetary [...]
Jeremy Corbyn considers Clause Four and Labour’s public ownership commitments August 9, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner to become the next Labour leader, has indicated that he may bring back Clause Four, the party's commitment to public ownership scrapped by Tony Blair in the New Labour era two decades ago. “I think we should talk about what the objectives of the party are, whether that’s restoring Clause Four [...]
General Election 2015: Ukip is much more popular than its one parliamentary seat lets on August 7, 2015 It's been a terrible day for Ukip, after it managed to secure just one parliamentary seat in the General Election. Former Conservative MP Douglass Carswell, who held onto his seat in Calcton, was the party's only successful candidate. Even and Nigel Farage failed to beat the Conservative candidate in Thanet South. Yet if you [...]
Moody’s Analytics have made an election model that predicts Hilary Clinton will win the 2016 Presidential election August 6, 2015 While the 2016 Presidential Election will be a “nail-biter”, the contest will ultimately be won by the Democrats. Or so an election model made by Moody’s Analytics says. The model makes certain assumptions, namely that the economy will be near the top, or not at the top, of voters’ minds during the election. The model [...]
Andy Burnham still the favourite among Labour voters to lead the party August 5, 2015 An opinion poll indicates Andy Burnham is still the preferred choice amongst Labour voters to win the contest. Opinium’s first major poll for the leadership says that 39 per cent of Labour voters, rather than just party members, would vote for Burnham if they had a vote in the election. Next is Jeremy Corbyn trailing [...]
Greek debt crisis: Prime minister Alexis Tsipras says Greek debt negotiations at “final stretch” August 5, 2015 Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras said that his cash-strapped country has reached the final stretch in concluding a deal with its lenders. Negotiations on Greece’s third bailout plan – which would grant the country up to €86bn (£60.4bn) – have been ongoing since last week. The parties must reach an agreement or settle for a [...]
Suzanne Evans throws her hat into the ring as Ukip candidate for Mayor of London August 5, 2015 Ukip deputy chair Suzanne Evans has announced plans to run as the Ukip candidate for the Mayor of London. Evans, who quit her role as the party's policy chief after the election in May, announced her plans on Iain Dale's show on LBC London Radio. UKIP Deputy Chair Suzanne Evans has told LBC she will [...]
Our secret envy of Lords: Why we shouldn’t expect – or insist – on our Lords being more lordly than us August 4, 2015 Only the media and legions of middle England curtain-twitchers appear to have taken a sharp and judgemental intake of breath at the ‘shocking’ revelations that guess what – another over privileged life peer likes a line and spending company with ladies of the night. And Lord Sewel accompanied his session by openly taking the [...]
Airport expansion: Forget Heathrow and Gatwick – only Thames Estuary can give more than a sticking plaster solution to the UK’s airport expansion needs August 4, 2015 Last week big business was on the march with 57 senior business leaders signing a letter urging the Prime Minister to give a third runway to Heathrow. This follows on neatly from the Davies Commission – a £20m report that has taken three years to recommend political suicide. The challenge for a future [...]
Jeremy Corbyn loses lead in betting odds as Corbynomics comes under fire from Labour MPs August 4, 2015 Left-wing Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has lost his lead in the betting markets amid attacks from senior members of his own party. Bookies from Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfair all told City A.M. that Corbyn had dropped out of pole position yesterday, leaving Andy Burnham as the odds-on favourite to replace Ed Miliband. [...]