Big guns Lord Ashcroft and Rupert Murdoch aim fire at David Cameron April 27, 2015 David Cameron recently pledged to serve a full second term as Prime Minister – yet titans of the centre-right are eyeing up a somewhat quicker exit for him. Party donor and keen psephologist Lord Ashcroft is no big fan of Cameron, referring to the Tory leader as “suspicious” in a recent blog post regarding [...]
General Election 2015: Tory donors want Boris Johnson to replace David Cameron as party leader April 26, 2015 David Cameron's days as head of the Conservatives may be limited, if party donors have it their way. Two supporters who made substantial contributions in recent years have expressed dissatisfaction at the way he is leading the party, and say they want Boris Johnson to replace him if he loses the General Election on 7 [...]
General Election 2015: Undecided voters may go for David Cameron thanks to Tory strength on the economy April 24, 2015 The economy is the top issue for undecided voters, according to a new ComRes poll. With the Tories and Labour running neck and neck in the polls and much of the electorate still not sure who they're going to vote for, the election could be determined on just a few thousand undecided voters in a [...]
David Cameron says English votes for English laws will go ahead in first 100 days of Tory government April 24, 2015 David Cameron and William Hague have outlined their plans for English Votes for English laws (EVEL) which include an England-specific rate of income tax. The proposals are part of the Conservative Party's first ever English manifesto. The Tory campaign has zoned in on the possibility of a SNP-Labour deal as a key issue that could sway [...]
David Cameron urges City workers: Labour-SNP coalition would be toxic for Britain – don’t put UK’s economic recovery at risk April 23, 2015 We have less than two weeks to save our economy. Stark, but true. At this election, the difference in economic policy on offer is more marked than it has been for a generation. The Conservative offer is clear: a continuation of the long-term economic plan that is turning our country around. Last year we were [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg on how they’re going to solve the housing crisis (and which is their favourite room) April 23, 2015 House prices are too high and there aren't enough homes on the market, a new – not altogether surprising – study has suggested. But with an election just days away, property search giant Rightmove, which conducted the research, decided to take it to the leaders of each party to see what they're going to do [...]
Your Move: London rental prices have soared 27pc under David Cameron April 22, 2015 Residential rents in London have far outstripped the rate of inflation under the current government, according to a new report out today. Rent in the capital increased by 27.4 per cent since the last General Election, according to the latest Buy-to-Let index from estate agents Your Move and Reeds Rains. Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) increased [...]
General Election 2015: Milifandom vs Cameronettes – who is winning the social media battle? (Answer: It’s much less tight than the real thing) April 22, 2015 Something is happening on Twitter…. are politicians becoming… cool? Possibly. It seems to have started with one Labour-loving AS level student's ambition yesterday to launch a campaign fighting the view that Ed Miliband's image is a problem. https://twitter.com/twcuddleston/status/590583801698463744 Her plan was good. Almost too good: https://twitter.com/Sidra_h92/status/590797834745675776 https://twitter.com/alexshilling/status/590793495692124160 https://twitter.com/twcuddleston/status/590795472962527234 https://twitter.com/twcuddleston/status/590805244206047232 [...]
David Cameron: Labour-SNP is a match made in hell April 20, 2015 A Labour-SNP alliance would be “a match made in hell” for the UK economy, Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday. In a speech at a train factory in Crewe, Cameron said Labour leader Ed Miliband would bring the economy “to a grinding halt” if he did a deal with Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon. “Make [...]
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 [...]