General Election 2015: Row over tax on business erupts between Labour and the Tories March 30, 2015 Labour and the Conservatives will today lock horns over the levels of tax imposed on companies, as business takes centre stage in the fiercely contested General Election campaign. Labour will announce today that, if elected, the party’s first Budget will cut business rates, in a move they say will be worth an average of £400 [...]
General Election 2015: And they’re off… The campaign is finally on March 29, 2015 ELECTION COUNTDOWN 38 DAYS TO GO After months of build up, the election campaign is officially here. Charlotte Henry previews the weeks ahead. David Cameron will today drive the short distance from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace, perhaps for the last time as Prime Minister, and ask the Queen to dissolve parliament. This will [...]
Double General Election poses major threat to construction March 29, 2015 The construction industry could suffer a sharp loss of output if there are two General Elections this year, a public sector procurement specialist said today. A second General Election could occur if the government fails a motion of no confidence without an alternative being put forward. Analysis of data going back to 1955 by Scape [...]
Iain Duncan Smith says David Cameron will not serve full second term March 29, 2015 Iain Duncan Smith has claimed David Cameron will not serve a full second term as Prime Minister if elected, contradicting Cameron's own statements last week. Cameron said he wanted to "finish the job" in a second term but ruled out the possibility of a third term. However work and pensions secretary Duncan Smith veered from [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron promises seven-day NHS as figures reveal more deaths occur at the weekend March 28, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will promise voters a “seven-day NHS” by 2020, starting with emergency care and extending to supporting services. At the Conservative spring conference in Manchester, the Conservative leader will say patients are currently “more likely to die" if they turn up at the hospital at the weekend, and that all hospitals in [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes: This is Russell Brand and Michael Winterbottom’s new documentary about the financial crisis March 27, 2015 Comedian-turned-revolutionary Russel Brand is starring in a new documentary film from acclaimed British director Michael Winterbottom which explores the financial crisis and inequality. The Emperor's New Clothes, presented by Brand, combines archive footage interviews and comedy to explore the divide between those at the top and the rest of society. In the new trailer for [...]
Boris Johnson beats May and Osborne as public’s favourite for next Tory leader March 27, 2015 Boris Johnson is by leaps and bounds the public's choice to replace David Cameron as Tory leader, should he step down part way through a second term. Earlier this week, Cameron ruled out standing for a third term as Prime Minister, leading many commentators to write that he had effectively fired the starting gun on [...]
General Election 2015: Ed Miliband promises Labour will cap profits of private health companies March 27, 2015 Labour kicked off its General Election campaign today in London's Olympic Park with Ed Miliband promising to cap the amount of profit private companies can make from the NHS at five per cent. The Labour leader promised that if his party won this May's General Election it would put a stop to what he branded [...]
General Election 2015: Tory MPs want a second coalition with the Lib Dems and no deal with Ukip March 27, 2015 Conservative MPs, like their Labour counterparts, will always say publicly when asked that they are aiming for an outright Tory majority. But privately, many concede that this remains a distant prospect with the two major parties running neck and neck in the polls and Labour's inbuilt advantage thanks to the electoral system. If there is [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron wins TV contest on polls but Miliband beats expectations March 27, 2015 Last night, David Cameron and Ed Miliband put themselves before the electorate in the first televised contest of the General Election campaign. The party leaders faced an onslaught from veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman and answered direct questions from a live studio audience. While there was no knockout blow, no career ending gaffes or even any [...]