Brexit: UK would lose influence and damage prosperity if it leaves European Union, warns Barack Obama July 24, 2015 Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union, saying the country would lose global influence and damage prosperity in the event of a Brexit. Speaking in an interview with the BBC last night, the US President suggested the UK's role in the EU was essential for both business and international security. [...]
Government to scrap Green Deal Finance Company funding after insulation scheme fails to take off July 23, 2015 Government funding for the Green Deal Finance Company has ended due to low take up of the scheme to insulate homes, the department of energy & climate change (DECC) announced yesterday. The project, which provided loans for householders to use in paying for home insulation, failed to live up to expectations DECC described the decision [...]
Heavyweight Tory Stephen Greenhalgh explains why he should be London’s next mayor July 23, 2015 You know what, Chris?” he bellows in the middle of a crowded Westminster cafe, prodding at my arm. “You know what? “I’m the only candidate who has spent over a decade in the engine room of London government.” Conservative Stephen Greenhalgh, deputy mayor for policing and crime, is certainly more bolshie blue than [...]
Government to stop funding Green Deal due to low take up rates and concerns over taxpayer money July 23, 2015 After not enough people took up the government on its offer, it quietly announced today that funding for the Green Deal, its household energy efficiency programme, has been cut. Read more: Green Deal faces criticism with uptake of only 1,612 last year Under the scheme, households could use cheap long-term loans to make their homes more energy efficient [...]
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna calls for federal UK with an English parliament during speech in Washington D.C. July 23, 2015 A federal Britain with a separate English parliament is the best way to hold the union together, says Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary. In a speech in Washington DC, he argued the best way to hold the union together is to give parts of it more autonomy, especially in light of the surge for support [...]
Engineering is the first industry to start making a real move towards apprentices rather than graduates July 23, 2015 NULL
You can only enjoy the UK’s most beautiful scenery if you earn more than £45,000 July 23, 2015 The most beautiful scenery in the UK is the preserve of families who earn more than £45,000 a year, according to a new report by think tank ResPublica. Read more: Tidworth is top town in Royal Mail list of UK’s most desirable postcodes By carrying out a poll of people living across Britain, they [...]
Nick Clegg could top up his MPs salary as agent claims he could charge $55,000 per after dinner speech in five European languages July 23, 2015 Nick Clegg, the former deputy Prime Minister, who used to earn £134,565 in government, could boost his MP's salary, as he has taken on an agent to manage his after dinner speaking. A spokesperson for Clegg, however, has said he did not authorise a website listing with a Washington-based agent, which claims to manage his [...]
MPs warn EU referendum could be unfair if ministers do not respect purdah rules July 22, 2015 MPs have warned the government that fairness in the European Union referendum could be in jeopardy because of attempts to relax rules designed to maintain official impartiality before the vote. David Cameron is hoping to renegotiate Britain’s membership with the EU before holding a referendum before the end of 2017, having said previously he'd rather [...]
George Osborne’s train named Northern Powerhouse breaks down three times in four months July 21, 2015 Is the Northern Powerhouse running out of steam already? Back in March chancellor George Osborne renamed a refurbished Class 319 electric train operated by Northern Rail, the 'Northern Powerhouse' – supposedly as a symbol of the transformation he is pushing for northern England with his multi-billion Northern Powerhouse project. But the train has broken down [...]