Leaders’ debate: Why Nigel Farage failed to break through with HIV claim April 3, 2015 Last night's rare spectacle of seven party leaders tearing each other apart on live TV proved more entertaining than the pundits had feared. Instead of a two hour bora-thon, sparks flew as the seven leaders accused each other of everything from economic incompetence to conspiracies over support for mass immigration. But perhaps the surprise loser of the [...]
TV leaders’ debate 2015: Here’s why Nicola Sturgeon won for the SNP April 3, 2015 Last night's seven-way political slug-fest was a sight to see in British politics. The only parallel to ITV's leaders' debate spectacle are Presidential primaries where a host of candidates battle it out for the party's nomination. But after all the pre-scripted answers and not so clever comebacks the SNP's leader Nicola Sturgeon emerged triumphant. Out of four [...]
TV leaders’ debate 2015: Who won, what happened, what will be the impact April 3, 2015 After months of haggling, the seven party leaders finally faced each other at the same time, in the same place. With such a large field it was always going to be hard for one of them to stand out from the crowd, and so it transpired. However, it may just be the Liberal Democrats who [...]
TV leaders’ debate 2015: Why tonight’s contest could actually make a difference to the General Election April 2, 2015 Tonight all the media focus will be on ITV's leaders' debate. However, many have been sceptical about how much this one TV appearance will impact which way people decide to vote. The UK is a Parliamentary rather than Presidential system so, in theory; the party leaders' role should be somewhat limited, and the importance of [...]
EU immigrants contribute £463 per second to the UK economy April 2, 2015 European immigrants generate a whopping £463 per second in revenue for the exchequer, according to a new report commissioned by Rapid Formations. Once the costs of government spending on immigrants are taken into account, migrants generate a net benefit to the economy of £55 per second. The study comes as the General Election gets into [...]
General Election 2015: More business leaders join chorus of support for Conservative economic plan April 2, 2015 Ed Miliband's battle with Britain's senior business leaders continued today after another 17 captains of industry signed a letter supporting the Conservatives' economic plan. Yesterday the Daily Telegraph's front page brandished a letter signed by more than 100 business leaders including household names like BP and Prudential sounding their support for Tory economic policy and [...]
TV leaders’ debate 2015: What time is it, how to watch it, who goes first, all the rules and who’s tipped to win April 2, 2015 Tonight will be something of a landmark in British electoral history as seven party leaders go head-to-head in a live televised debate. We've gathered up the must-have info on the contest that could prove to be a gaffe-strewn game changer or electoral bore-athon with all the excitement of a joint press conference… What time is [...]
General Election 2015: The leaders’ TV debate Achilles heels April 2, 2015 No-one's perfect – and all seven of the party leaders in this week's TV debate are no exception. These are the chinks in their armour. David Cameron: A tense prime minister After doing his best to avoid the debates altogether, the Prime Minister must work hard to convince viewers he really wants to be there. [...]
Marks & Spencer’s share price jumps as retailer finally breaks 14-quarter decline in general merchandise April 2, 2015 The numbers Marks and Spencer has recorded its first growth in general merchandise – the division heavily focused on clothing – in 14 quarters. The like for like growth of 0.7 per cent for the three months to March 28 brings to a close a two-and-a-half-year downwards spiral that has plagued chief executive Marc Bolland's tenure. [...]
Ed Balls fails to rule out lowering the threshold for the 40p rate April 1, 2015 Ed Balls has failed to rule out dragging more people into the 40p tax bracket. The shadow chancellor said the country still faced a £90bn deficit and could not guarantee the 40p threshold would not be lowered. The higher rate applies to those earning £41,865. In an interview with ITV News, Balls said: What I’d [...]
