General Election 2015: David Cameron plays it safe to fight Ukip and Labour January 12, 2015 David Cameron should be riding high, and he knows it. Such a strong economic turnaround compared with the position in 2010 would traditionally mean he had it in the bag. But with just 113 days to go until the general election he is still neck and neck with Labour. The Prime Minister cannot even take [...]
Trouble for Ukip? Poll shows most Brits think the UK is better off in the EU January 11, 2015 The majority of Brits think the UK would be better off staying in the EU, according to a YouGov poll for The Times. The poll asked what effect respondents believed a so-called “Brexit” would have on the UK. YouGov asked people if they thought Britain would have more or less influence abroad if it were to [...]
Ukip could qualify for “major party status” but Greens fail to make the cut, says Ofcom January 8, 2015 Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has published a consultation paper which could have a major impact on different political parties' media coverage at this year's general election. In good news for Nigel Farage's Ukip, Ofcom say they the party "may qualify for major party status in England and Wales for the General Election. If Ukip wins major [...]
Goldman Sachs forecasts Tories will win the 2015 General Election January 6, 2015 Journalists, pundits and pollsters are widely agreed that this year's General Election is the most unpredictable in decades. The rise of the SNP in Scotland, Ukip in England, the Greens threatening Labour's left flank, coupled with a general loathing of Westminster establishment politics, is leaving most commentators unable or unwilling to give their predictions. However, [...]
Ukip website down: Indie Oxford record label claims to have bought domain name January 6, 2015 Ukip's disappeared earlier today with the official address linking to a domain hosting page. In what is becoming an increasingly bizarre story, an Indie record label based in Oxford has claimed to have bought the party's domain on Twitter. The political blogger Guido Fawkes originally speculated that the problem could be down to the party [...]
UK immigration map: Is there room for more? January 5, 2015 In the run up to the general election, there will be a lot of talk about immigration. One argument bandied around is that, as a relatively small island, there just isn’t enough room for newcomers. Anti-establishment party Ukip is trading on its promises to cut immigration, forcing the Conservatives to get tougher. Anti-immigration arguments have [...]
City warns of triple threat to its future as European immigration tensions mount January 4, 2015 Boris Johnson and businesses across London are on a collision course with the government over European immigration, as a new report warns that turning away talented workers will hurt Britain. Increasingly harsh anti-immigrant and anti-EU rhetoric is putting talented European and global workers and entrepreneurs off coming to the UK, according to the report from [...]
Tories launch pre-election attack on Labour spending January 4, 2015 George Osborne will today launch a stinging attack on Labour ahead of the election, claiming that a win for Ed Miliband’s party would spell billions of pounds of unfunded spending commitments and tax hikes for the UK. The chancellor is set to unveil detailed spending analysis by Treasury officials of the policies Labour has already [...]
Cameron refuses to rule out coalition with Ukip and Nigel Farage January 4, 2015 Was this morning the time we saw the first tentative, flirting moves towards a Conservative/Ukip coalition? Appearing on the Andrew Marr show Cameron faced questions about an allegiance between the two parties and declined to deny it, whilst also avoiding any overtly negative comments about Nigel Farage’s party. The most negative thing Cameron [...]
UK immigration: Ukip councillor Trevor Shonk says “overload” has made the country racist December 28, 2014 Overloaded UK immigration has caused the country to become racist, according to a Ukip councillor. Trevor Shonk has roles on both Kent county council and Ramsgate city council and said the immigration policies of both Labour and the Conservatives had led to racist sentiment in the UK. Speaking to the BBC, Shonk said: [...]