General Elections 2015: Bookies’ odds of two elections in one year just shortened to 4/1 April 7, 2015 As things hot up on the campaign trail, it's looking increasingly likely the result is going to be decidedly, er, indecisive: Ladbrokes has even shortened its odds of two elections in one year to 4/1, down from 10/1. And although the two parties are neck and neck in the polls, at the bookies the Conservatives [...]
Rand Paul 2016: Here’s what you need to know about the Kentucky senator’s bid for the US Presidency April 7, 2015 It's happening: Kentucky senator Rand Paul has officially launched his bid for the Presidency of the United States. The libertarian-leaning Republican wrote on his website: I am running for President to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government. Paul will launch his campaign with a speech at the Galt hotel in Louisville, [...]
General Election 2015: Which political party is best for the UK stock market? April 7, 2015 The UK stock market has performed almost twice as well under Conservative rule than under Labour stewardship, according to research by financial adviser Hargreaves Lansdown. The analysis of the stock market’s behaviour since 1970 revealed other facts too: the last Labour minority government of 1974 (a year in which there were two general elections) oversaw [...]
Ukip legal battle: Nigel Farage could face High Court fight with Amjad Bashir April 7, 2015 Nigel Farage could be facing an intense legal battle with a former Ukip MEP. Amjad Bashir, who defected to the Conservative Party in January, has had his lawyers write to the Ukip leader asking him to withdraw allegations made earlier this year. Bashir's lawyers said Ukip could be taken to the High Court for possible [...]
Brexit: 61pc of small business owners agree with Tony Blair and would vote to stay in the EU April 7, 2015 Tony Blair delivered a strong attack on David Cameron's EU referendum promise this morning at his old Sedgefield constituency. The former Labour leader and three-time General Election winner warned voters that the possibility of Brexit would leave "unpredictability hanging over the British economy". Whether Blair's intervention will serve to sway voters in favour of the [...]
General Election 2015: What does Tony Blair really think of Ed Miliband? April 7, 2015 Labour's most electorally successful leader has re-entered the fray of British politics, warning voters that another Tory government will jeopardise the UK's relationship with the EU. In a speech at the Excel Centre in his former constituency of Sedgefield today, Tony Blair will also praise Labour leader Ed Miliband for showing "real leadership" for ruling [...]
General Election 2015: Nicola Sturgeon vows the SNP will block a raise of the state pension age in the UK April 7, 2015 The SNP will block planned raises of the UK pension age, if it wins enough seats in the General Election to do so, Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday. The Scottish first minister, argued Scots will be disadvantaged by the rises, as they have the lowest life expectancy in the UK. A baby girl can expect to [...]
Michael Bloomberg’s mayor of London bid played down by former New York deputy and colleague Howard Wolfson April 7, 2015 Will he or won’t he? That’s the question people are asking about Michael Bloomberg after suggestions he might be lining himself up to run as the Conservatives’ candidate for mayor of London. The whispers began after it was reported that friends of Bloomberg, founder of the financial news agency, were urging him to consider the [...]
General Election 2015: George Osborne says Labour raised taxes by £2,000 as tax row escalates April 7, 2015 Goerge Osborne will today claim that New Labour hiked taxes on earnings for an average household by £1,895 a year in real-terms, as the row between the parties over tax escalates. The new figures come from the House of Commons library. The Tories say they hint at what Labour would do if it wins the [...]
Both parents can now take parental leave from work April 7, 2015 Both parents can now request equal paid time off work when they have a new baby, under laws that came into force this weekend. The laws, which will apply to all babies whose due date was on 5 April 2015 or later, allows parents to split up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks [...]