Greek election September 2015: Alexis Tsipras seeks re-election as Greece votes for third time this year September 20, 2015 For the third time this year, Greeks are heading to the polls. Millions have begun voting in Greece's General Election, in which Alexis Tsipras is seeking re-election after resigning as leader of the country last month. Tsipras is seeking a new mandate from the people for austerity measures imposed as a result of the Syriza [...]
Scottish independence: The Barnett formula has outstayed its welcome September 19, 2015 By any objective measure, the Barnett formula’s time is up. It was a temporary solution that was never intended to last thirty years and the time to do away with it was reached long ago. Scottish independence will probably not happen any time soon, but the Barnett formula remains and continues to allocate a premium [...]
Jeremy Corbyn does not look like a future Prime Minister, according to poll September 19, 2015 Almost three quarters of voters do not believe Jeremy Corbyn, the new Labour party leader, looks like a Prime Minister in waiting, according to a poll. Just 28 per cent of people agreed with the statement “Jeremy Corbyn looks like a Prime Minister in waiting”, with some 72 per cent having disagreed. The ORB poll [...]
First Great Western apologises to customers for underestimating need for services for World Cup game September 19, 2015 Train company First Great Western has issued an apology after acknowledging it did not prepare a sufficient amount of service to take customers to Cardiff for a world cup game. https://twitter.com/FGW/status/645178705980063744 Rugby fans at Paddington were attempting to travel to Cardiff to a rugby world cup match between Ireland and Canada, held at the Millennium [...]
Foreign secretary Philip Hammond and US secretary of state John Kerry urge diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Syria and ease refugee crisis September 19, 2015 After meeting the foreign secretary Philip Hammond in London to discuss the conflict in Syria, US secretary of state John Kerry has said the two completely agreed on the need to end the Syrian conflict soon. Read more: Europe's refugee crisis explained: Syria's chemical attacks, the Iraq war and why we've reached a tipping point [...]
Greek election 2015: How did we get here and what next? September 19, 2015 Tomorrow the Greek people will go to the polls to cast their vote on who will lead their country, after months of negotiations with international creditors that resulted in a bailout, further austerity and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calling the snap election. The backstory On joining the Euro some nine years prior in 2001, [...]
Landlords found “ripping off” tenants should face stronger sentencing, says the Local Government Association September 19, 2015 Councils should have greater powers to fight rouge landlords found taking advantage of residents that are struggling to find “decent housing in the private rented sector”, the Local Government Authority has said. The rogue landlords need to face “stronger sentencing, tougher license conditions and potential blacklisting”, the LGA said in a statement. LGA housing spokesman [...]
First Great Western apologise to customers for underestimating need for services during World Cup game September 19, 2015 Train company First Great Western has issued an apology after acknowledging it did not prepare a sufficient amount of service to take customers to Cardiff for a world cup game. https://twitter.com/FGW/status/645178705980063744 Rugby fans at Paddington were attempting to travel to Cardiff to a rugby world cup match between Ireland and Canada, held at the Millennium [...]
From Corbyn’s win and Scottish independence revisited to Apple’s iOS 9 release and Rugby World Cup: Here’s what got us talking this week September 18, 2015 Prince Harry gave up his seat to a pensioner. Left-wingers were outed as being potty-mouthed. And all around London, buildings are opening their doors to complete strangers. This is what got us talking this week 1) Cor, blimey Corbyn Although it was widely expected, we were still left reeling when Jeremy Corbyn became the [...]
Greek election 2015: As the elect-to-regret merry-go-round continues, what can we expect of Sunday’s General Election? September 18, 2015 As United Nations’ blue lights up the Greek Parliament in honour of 15th September International Day of Democracy, the nightly pre-election rallies on Syntagma Square draw to a close ahead of Sunday’s elections – the third in nine months. The mood in the streets is muted. Earlier slogans of ‘hope’, ‘change’, and ‘dignity’, have been [...]