Stricter immigration rules, lack of skills and red tape could stunt UK firms’ hiring plans December 21, 2014 UK firms are worried that a lack of skills, stricter immigration rules, and over-regulation could scupper their plans to expand next year. Business are looking to take on more workers with 50 per cent of firms planning to add to their headcount in 2015, according to survey data released today by the Confederation of British [...]
Ukip and Nigel Farage’s popularity drops in new poll as Labour enjoys surge December 21, 2014 After accusations of snobbery and a woeful conference season, there is finally some good news for Labour. In a new poll by Opinium for the Observer, Labour’s lead over the Conservatives came out at a healthy seven per cent. This lead, should it be translated into seats in the general election, could mean Labour secures [...]
Ukip’s poll numbers won’t translate into large number of MPs, Plymouth University research claims December 20, 2014 Next year's general election could prove tougher for Ukip than the current opinion polls suggest, according to new research from Plymouth University. The study looked at over 500,000 votes cast in more than 1,000 local council by-elections since the last general election. Since the 2013 local elections, Nigel Farage's party have fought 346 council by-elections [...]
Ukip 2014: The best gaffes, resignations and controversies December 19, 2014 It's been a bumper year for the "people's army", storming to victory in the European elections and capturing its first seats in Westminster. UK politics appears to be in a state of flux with a split on the right and neither of the major parties able to muster over 35 per cent of the vote. [...]
Ukip might be winning the Twitter war, but Tories are still favourites to retain Trumpton December 5, 2014 Trumpton has emerged as the next key political battleground – and it looks set to be another dirty tricks campaign. This week social media has been dominated by representatives from Ukip, Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, Greens, Communists and Trumpton First, all vying to be elected into the hotly contested fictional seat. Despite the [...]
We don’t agree with the Tories on everything, Cable warns December 3, 2014 LIBERAL Democrat business secretary Vince Cable warned yesterday that his party does not agree with its coalition partner on how to cut the deficit in the next parliament. In the wake of the Autumn Statement, which saw chancellor George Osborne announce a sweeping overhaul of stamp duty tax, Cable called on the Office for Budget Responsibility [...]
“All in this together” takes a back seat as “long term economic plan” and immigration top odds on Osborne’s most likely Autumn Statement phrases December 1, 2014 Are we all in this together? Not any more. The phrase beloved by Cameron and Co has fallen to its longest odds yet when it comes to the likelihood of it appearing in this year’s Autumn Statement at 4/1. It looks like the Conservatives' long-term economic plan is still on track, though, with Ladbrokes giving [...]
Swiss voters reject plans to hoard gold, curb immigration and scrap rich expats’ tax benefits November 30, 2014 Swiss voters have rejected proposals requiring the central bank to to hoard huge amounts of gold, in a move that will help ensure the country's economic stability. It failed to secure the so-called "cantonal majority" — which is a yes vote from most of the country's "cantons" or states — needed to pass, according to [...]
Business “can’t ignore” public concern over immigration, warns IoD November 28, 2014 Businesses cannot ignore the UK's concerns about immigration, the Institute of Directors has warned, after David Cameron outlined new measures to curb immigration to the UK. Although business traditionally argues in favour of encouraging immigration, pointing out that immigrants can fill yawning skills gaps in the UK workforce, Simon Walker, director general of the Institute [...]
UK immigration: David Cameron to call for end to EU migrant tax credits November 27, 2014 David Cameron is to call for measures aimed at making the UK a less attractive option for European Union immigrants, in a move that will see more claims he is imitating UKIP. In a speech on Friday the Prime Minister will say that the UK’s continued membership of the EU is dependent on the UK [...]