By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Morgan Stanley analysts: There’s a one in three chance of Brexit – which could lead to recession, a divided Conservative party and second Scottish independence referendum

November 4, 2015

There is a one in three chance of the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley, who believe an "out" vote could lead to recession, rising inflation and uncertainty for the UK. The investment bank has placed a 35 per cent chance on the UK voting to leave the EU in [...]
Prime Minister’s Questions: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hammers David Cameron on tax credits again

November 4, 2015

In this week's episode of Prime Minister's Questions, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn grilled Prime Minister David Cameron on tax credit changes again. Read more: David Cameron's first PMQs in full Tory goverment: The bunfight returns Corbyn said he had asked Cameron the same question six times last week and the Prime Minister failed to give him [...]
Countrywide shares are getting hammered after warning on profits

November 4, 2015

Countrywide’s share price is getting hammered, leading the losers on the FTSE 250, after having warned on profits. The company’s share price was down 12.70 per cent in mid-morning trading after the announcement. Read more: Countrywide shares slump after housing market slowdown Shares in Britain's biggest lettings and estate agency Countrywide have plunged more than [...]
Doctors want a 20 per cent sugar tax, according to new poll

November 4, 2015

More than two thirds of GPs think the government should introduce a controversial sugar tax, according to a new poll. The poll for Pulse, a magazine aimed at the medical industry, found 67 per cent of GPs support the tax, with "many warning that people were unaware about the damage sugary products do to their health". [...]
Britons less fond of own cities and less welcoming of refugees now than in 1939, according to poll

November 4, 2015

Since June 1939 people in the United Kingdom have become less enamoured with their own cities, a new poll has found. The research, by YouGov, found 55 per cent of people in 1939 preferred city living to a country life, whether that be inland or by the sea. Read more: These cities commute furthest by cycling and running [...]
To get pupils ready for the real world the education system need to drop the dogma on test results

November 4, 2015

The education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced plans to strengthen testing for primary school pupils in England. The government wants to re-introduce national tests for seven-year-olds as part of measures aimed at improving standards in schools with low exam results. The biggest set of policy interventions by the education secretary since taking up the role [...]
FTSE 100 index opens up led by Glencore, Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Marks and Spencer

November 4, 2015

The FTSE 100 opened marginally up this morning, led higher by mining companies, as Glencore reported it was reducing the size of its net debt. The UK's top blue chip index was up 0.44 per cent at 6,411 points. Glencore, the mining giant, which has been struggling to reassure investors worried about the size of [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 marginally up despite slides from housebuilders and Standard Chartered

November 3, 2015

The FTSE 100 closed marginally up on Tuesday after energy stocks rallied to counter to slides in housebuilders' stocks and Standard Chartered's share price. The FTSE 100 ended the session 0.2 per cent up at 6,374. Housebuilders were hit after being downgraded by Liberum, a broker, to "sell" saying the largest housebuilders' valuations were "too optimistic". Barratt [...]
Vegan-friendly pints from Guinness are coming to you next year

November 3, 2015

Vegans rejoice: Next year you will be able to drink a pint of Guinness, after the company announced it will be removing the fish guts from the brewing process. The hearty Irish black-stuff will be made fully vegan for the first time since brewing began 256 years ago. Read more: The 39 signs you're a modern gentleman [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn turns down invitation by the Confederation of British Industry to its annual conference

November 3, 2015

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has declined an invitation from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to address its annual conference. The CBI said it invited the leader of the opposition to its annual conference immediately after he was appointed, but "we received a response on 26 October, saying he was unable to attend". Corbyn was invited [...]

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