General Election 2015: Final polls put Labour and Conservatives neck and neck May 6, 2015 After weeks of claims and counter-claims, of campaigns and counter-campaigns, of polls and counter-polls, it's here: the day the final opinion polls are published. Alas, not much has changed: in an ICM poll for The Guardian published this afternoon, the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck, with 35 per cent of the vote – although [...]
Ed Miliband’s road from awkward little brother to Milifan idol: The man who would be General Election king May 6, 2015 Whether he's tucking into a bacon sandwich while sauce falls everywhere, chatting with mums about the importance of fatherhood or posing for hen-do selfies, Ed Miliband's encounters with the general public never fail to cause a stir. But as the General Election campaign reaches its finale, the Labour leader will be hoping to [...]
When will Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Hexham, Middlesbrough and the North East constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 6, 2015 The Labour constituencies in Sunderland will be some of the first to report their results. Houghton & Sunderland South is due to report at 11:00pm, followed by Washington & Sunderland West at 11:30pm and Sunderland Central at midnight. Hexham, by far the largest current Conservative seat, will report at midnight. At the same, time, its [...]
End of term report: How has the coalition actually done? May 6, 2015 We're on the edge of what has been repeatedly referred to as the most unpredictable election in living memory. The Conservative Party has put its ability to manage the economy at the heart of its election campaign, while the Lib Dems have positioned themselves as the party to "cut less than the Tories and borrow less [...]
General Election 2015: Campaigners are trying to take Boris Johnson to court May 6, 2015 Activists unhappy that Boris Johnson is trying to become an MP while being the Mayor of London at the same time are trying to take him to court. Johnson is fighting for the Conservative seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, but an online petition called #SackBoris, which currently has around 500 signatures, is trying to [...]
General Election 2015: This is what happens to markets when there’s a hung parliament May 6, 2015 With just one day left of campaigning, the polls indicate there's little between the main parties, which suggests the Conservatives and Labour will still be neck and neck on the day of the General Election. With the prospect of a hung parliament, what will that do to markets? They don't like uncertainty, that's for sure. Analysis [...]
Hiring an ex-politician as a non-executive director could actually help your business May 6, 2015 With 50-odd MPs retiring at this election, what's a former politician to do with their free time? They could do worse than go into business, a new study has suggested: in fact, appointed a former politician can do great things for a company. By looking at more than 300 people who moved between public [...]
General Election 2015: Deloitte chief executive David Sproul wants a pro-business leader who will invest in infrastructure May 6, 2015 Election countdown: 1 day to go Every day until the final week of the election campaign, we ask a business leader to say what policies would entice them to vote for a particular party. David Sproul, senior partner and chief executive, Deloitte UK Business has led the recovery in recent years, but this cannot be [...]
General Election 2015: City A.M. means business – vote Conservative May 5, 2015 Britain enjoyed the fastest growth in the G7 last year. It is in the middle of a jobs miracle, with 1.5m more full-time jobs and youth unemployment down by 175,000 since the coalition came to power. The best-paid one per cent is now paying more than ever to the Treasury: 27 per cent of income [...]
General Election 2015: WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell wants a UK version of the Chinese Five Year Plan and an acknowledgement that immigration benefits the economy May 5, 2015 ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 1 DAY TO GO We have been asking a business leader each day to say what policies would entice them to vote for a particular party. SIR MARTIN SORRELL: FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF WPP 1. Articulate a practical overall economic plan covering, among other things, education, infrastructure investment (hard [...]