General Election 2015: Ed Miliband gives me the heebie jeebies, Nigel Farage models himself on Boycie and Nicola Sturgeon has “thin lips” – here are the best reactions to the party manifesto launches April 20, 2015 Voters have had some interesting reactions to the manifesto launches of the last week – and not in the way you might expect. They collectively had only “the haziest recollection” of the details – despite them dominating the news all week. As part of the weekly poll update for Ashcroft National Polls, they had [...]
SNP manifesto: Nicola Sturgeon promises Scottish veto on Brexit, end to austerity and higher taxes April 20, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to end austerity economics at the SNP's manifesto launch at a rock climbing centre in Edinburgh. Sturgeon said that under no circumstances would the SNP do a deal with the Tories in the event of a hung parliament but would act to embolden a minority Labour government and shift policy to [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron challenges SNP over devolution with the “Carlisle Principle” April 20, 2015 David Cameron has thrown down the gauntlet to the SNP by promising to conduct yearly reviews of devolution to ensure that decisions made in Holyrood do not result in the rest of the UK losing out. The powers of the Scottish parliament "can now have a big impact on your job, your income, and investment [...]
Labour tells SNP, vote us down if you dare: Ed Balls slams claims of post-General Election deal with Scottish Nationalists April 20, 2015 Shadow chancellor Ed Balls insisted yesterday that the Scottish National Party (SNP) will have no involvement in his first Budget, should Labour be the largest party after May’s election yet fail to have a majority of MPs. Balls said that there would be an “absolute 100 per cent total firewall” between the SNP and a [...]
General Election 2015: Decoded co-CEO Kathryn Parsons wants investment in the knowledge economy April 20, 2015 ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 17 DAYS 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. KATHRYN PARSONS: CO-CEO, DECODED There was sufficient investment in the knowledge economy. The UK’s digital economy is predicted to [...]
General Election 2015: Labour’s Ed Balls refuses to rule out corporation tax rise April 19, 2015 Ed Balls has refused to rule out a rise in corporation tax if Labour wins the general election in three weeks’ time. The Labour shadow chancellor refused to rule out a further increase in corporation tax to the one per cent already pledged by the party when questioned on Sky News’ Murnaghan show. The current [...]
General Election 2015: One chart showing the most clichéd political party manifestos April 19, 2015 The Conservatives aren't performing spectacularly in the polls, but they're far ahead of rivals in terms of clichés. As we face one of the most unpredictable voting outcomes in living memory, voters can rely on a spew of clichés from the country's top politicians. They're currently busy travelling the length and breadth of Britain, on a quest to meet "hard working families" [...]
Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, Leanne Wood to appear in BBC election specials after Ed Miliband, David Cameron, and Nick Clegg get Question Time slots April 18, 2015 Nigel Farage is to be served up to a regional audiences as part of a several BBC specials ahead of the General Election. Farage will appear in a programme in England on 30 April, the same day Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood will appear in [...]
Ed Miliband would reintroduce the 50p tax rate within weeks April 18, 2015 Ed Miliband would reintroduce the 50p tax rate within weeks if he wins the General Election. According to information gained by The Times, in addition to the change to the top income tax rate, Miliband will also demand more powers for Downing Street. These actions are among several included in a list of draft bills [...]
Is Labour weighing up a coalition with the Liberal Democrats? April 18, 2015 Labour party wonks have been scrutinising details of the Liberal Democrat manifesto, looking for common ground on which to broker a deal – if the General Election results in a hung parliament. The belief among some of Ed Miliband’s allies is that there is a significant overlap between the two parties’ policies, which would allow [...]