Here’s why chancellor George Osborne’s pensioner bond bonanza won’t translate into votes March 11, 2015 George Osborne's so-called "granny bond" scheme has been heavily criticised as a blatant bid for the older vote, however new research has shown the chancellor's expensive giveaway is unlikely to pay off for the Tories. Rate setters at the Bank of England have held the main interest rate at a record low 0.5 per cent [...]
Mark Carney on interest rate rises, Eurozone weakness and the 2015 general election October 13, 2014 Is Bank of England governor Mark Carney on a media blitz? He’s already taken the opportunity to tell bank chiefs to face up to new laws which make them legally responsible for any wrongdoing. And, while attending the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, he’s also given interviews to CNBC and CNN making clear that eurozone weakness and [...]
Budget 2015 is all about that tax: Prepare for Osborne to say it every 31 seconds while wearing a blue tie, bookies predict March 17, 2015 It’s all about the tax in the upcoming budget. Chancellor George Osborne is expected to utter the word 108 times in his speech which is expected to last 56 minutes – or once every 31 seconds. That’s the predictions of spread betting firm Sporting Index when the chancellor takes the stage in the Commons for [...]
Natalie Bennett: Green Party leader odds slashed after awkwardly “excruciating” media interview on LBC February 24, 2015 The odds of Green party leader Natalie Bennett being replaced have been slashed by bookies after a disastrous appearance on an LBC radio show. A car-crash interview in which Bennett was unable to remember any policies on the day of the launch of the party’s manifesto ahead of May’s General Election, has been dubbed one [...]
Civil engineers want politicians to put infrastructure at heart of manifestos February 9, 2015 THE INSTITUTION of Civil Engineers (ICE) has today released a manifesto for the upcoming election, in which they call on politicians to prioritise infrastructure, and for the next UK government to focus on a long term infrastructure plan. ICE have laid out 10 key policies they want the political parties to adopt. They include the [...]
Labour promises to keep corporation taxes low in bid to shed anti-business image February 16, 2015 Labour today promised to keep corporate taxes competitive should the party win the general election, but to shift the focus to small firms and workers. In a bid to counter the party’s anti-business image, Ed Miliband pledged to implement an industrial policy which he said would help firms of all sizes, as well as lower-paid [...]
Office building supports boom in construction November 3, 2014 CONSTRUCTION activity is making a sustained recovery with the commercial sector providing a boost, new data released today shows. The Glenigan index, produced by construction analysts Glenigan, was four per cent higher for November than it was a year ago. The figure is up from three per cent in October and marks 17 consecutive months [...]
Could Ukip really be the ”second party of the north after Labour” like Farage claims? September 28, 2014 Ukip leader Nigel Farage today claimed his party was second only to Labour in the North of England, having increased support since the Barnsley by-election three years ago. Writing in the Independent ahead of his speech at today’s Ukip party conference, Farage said the party planned to take on Labour in the northern heartlands, claiming [...]
Boris Johnson will be the Conservative candidate in Uxbridge September 13, 2014 Cameron's star player will be on the field in 2015, after he was selected to contest the safe Tory seat in Uxbridge and South Ruislip. Johnson professed himself "thrilled" and said he expected the Tories to win in the general election in 2015. The Mayor of London, currently serving his second term in the post, [...]
Zoopla boss Alex Chesterman isn’t fazed by Agents’ Mutual launch November 25, 2014 Agents’ Mutual doesn’t faze the property portal boss Alex Chesterman isn’t worried by the upcoming launch of what could be Zoopla’s biggest challenge to date, Agents’ Mutual, a property site led by several major estate agents launching in January. “The majority of estate agents are not participating in Agents’ Mutual,” he says. “So far [it [...]