Who will be the first of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet to resign? September 15, 2015 It may only be three days since Jeremy Corbyn decisively won the Labour leadership election, and a day after his shadow cabinet was announced, but dividing lines are already being drawn by Corbyn’s new front bench. New deputy leader Tom Watson has said there is “zero chance of a coup”, but having a new leader [...]
Top universities in the world: The 50 best UK universities which make the QS 2015/16 World University Rankings September 15, 2015 Almost 50 universities from across the UK have been identified as among the best in the world, cementing the country's reputation for education and research excellence at home and abroad. In the annual QS Ranking, which lists the top 400 places to study globally, 10 UK institutions were ranked among the top 50, with Cambridge [...]
Where have politicians raised their money from? Donations to Consevative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs September 15, 2015 Donations to holders of elected offices, members’ associations and members of registered parties reached over £3m over the last year, according to figures published by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding watchdog. In total, £3,035,525.91 was donated between 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2015, compared to £2,289,262,62 for the same period a year [...]
Labour leadership 2015: How much campaign money Jeremy Corbyn, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall raised and where from September 15, 2015 To run a successful political campaign you need a lot of things: perseverance, staff, a coherent message. But you also need money. Jeremy Corbyn is now extremely likely to be crowned as Labour leader on Saturday, with polls and bookmakers alike putting him streets ahead. But the veteran Islington North MP actually had the fewest [...]
Brexit: Eurosceptics are more “enthusiastic” about the EU referendum than Europhiles September 15, 2015 Voters in favour of a so-called "Brexit" are twice as enthusiastic about the upcoming referendum than people who plan on voting to stay in the European Union, a new poll suggests. Some 56 per cent of Eurosceptics said they felt enthusiastic about their opportunity to vote to leave the UK compared to 23 per cent of [...]
When it comes to bonuses, we aren’t too fussed – only one in five will make the effort to get one September 15, 2015 Companies view bonuses as an essential way of making their employees work harder. Dangle a nice big pay packet in front of them, and they'll surely put in more effort throughout the year. But new research by One4all Rewards shows that bonuses actually provide little incentive to the majority of UK workers, with 78 [...]
Scottish independence: The business and political climate in Scotland is calling for more control and more independence September 15, 2015 Here we are a year on, looking into several crystal balls in terms of how Tory austerity will impact Scotland ever more and how businesses can survive. The environment we now face leads on from the referendum campaign that set a fire under Scotland’s traditional tribal politics. Everywhere you went, there was a conversation going [...]
Millions of Londoners could lose their jobs to robots, but City slickers are still safe September 15, 2015 Could a tech revolution mean curtains for working Londoners? A new study claims that 1.3m London workers are at high risk of being replaced by machines – but apparently those in business and finance have nothing to fear (so far). Financial adviser Deloitte analysed ONS labour force data from the last 14 years and matched [...]
London weather: Capital and south east to be hit by torrential rain as Met Office issues severe weather alert September 15, 2015 London and the South East will be hit by extremely heavy showers on Wednesday, the Met Office has warned. The UK's weather service has issued a yellow weather warning for the area, which means people should plan ahead due to possible travel delays. It said the warning will be updated “as confidence in developments increases”. [...]
London and the South East push up UK house prices in July, but property gets cheaper in Scotland and the North East September 15, 2015 House prices climbed 0.8 per cent July, the Office for National Statistics said this morning, keeping annual house price growth above five per cent. Year-on-year price growth was 5.2 per cent, down from 5.7 per cent in June. The East, South East and London led UK’s annual price growth, while houses actually got cheaper in Scotland [...]