Elephant and Castle named the most dangerous junction in London as top 10 cycle hotspots revealed February 25, 2015 The 10 worst hot spots for cyclists in London have been identified – and Elephant and Castle has been named the most dangerous junction in the capital. There have been 80 accidents between motorists and cyclists reported to police between 2009 and 2013, topping the list of locations surveyed by insurance giant Aviva. The next [...]
British support for EU membership surges to all-time high February 25, 2015 A record number of Brits want the UK remain in the EU, according to a new YouGov poll. Some 45 per cent of voters said they don't want a "Brexit", compared with 35 per cent who would choose to leave. The numbers represent the largest lead for the pro-EU camp since YouGov's records began. Support [...]
Barratt Developments posts massive 75 per cent profit increase February 25, 2015 The figures Barratt Developments' half-year results will make cheerful reading for the company's shareholders. Pre-tax profit at the company climbed 74 per cent, while total completions rose 12.5 per cent. Basic earnings per share were also up 78.9 per cent. Why it's interesting Barratt enjoyed a booming 2014 with stronger profits, and shareholders were treated [...]
TSB share price edges up as profits double February 25, 2015 The figures TSB shares opened 1.5 per cent higher this morning, after it reported statutory profit before tax of £170m in 2014, over 100 per cent up on the previous year. The group is strongly capitalised with a Common Equity Tier one capital ratio of 19.7 per cent. TSB landed 500,000 new bank accounts over [...]
France threatens TTIP as senate demands removal of ISDS February 5, 2015 The French senate is demanding that one of the most controversial parts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) be removed. In a move that could put the future of the US-EU free trade deal in jeopardy, French senators on Tuesday opposed the inclusion of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The ISDS is a [...]
Yanis Varoufakis urges Germany to support bridging loan and warns of Greek Nazism February 5, 2015 Greece's rock star economist Yanis Varoufakis has met with German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble to discuss the future of Greece and the Eurozone. Varoufakis was under intense pressure today after the European Central Bank scrapped its acceptance of Greece's debt as collateral for fresh cash. In a press conference following their meeting, it soon became [...]
Former Liberal Democrat media boss Mark Littlewood slams Nick Clegg’s plan for higher taxes February 5, 2015 The former chief spin doctor for the Lib Dems has condemned the party's plans for massive tax hikes after the General Election. The Lib Dems set out their fiscal offer to the nation today pledging an additional £8bn of tax rises to help balance the books by 2017-18. Party leader Nick Clegg added they would [...]
Only one per cent of business leaders want Britain out of the EU February 5, 2015 Campaigners fighting to get Britain out the EU could face opposition from business leaders that would make Ed Miliband blush. New polling from Ipsos Mori shows that just one per cent of Britain's senior executives want Britain to up sticks and leave the EU all together. The survey looked at executive board-level directors and chairmen [...]
David Blunkett says Labour should back Andy Burnham’s “death tax” to fund social care February 5, 2015 One of the most senior ministers of the New Labour years has urged his party to adopt a tax on inherited capital assets, such as expensive houses to fund social care. Speaking at an event hosted by the Policy Exchange think tank, David Blunkett said houses in London had soared in value and should be [...]
Yanis Varoufakis expresses surprise at free market endorsement. Here’s why Adam Smith Institute agrees with Syriza February 4, 2015 The world's most interesting finance minister has expressed his surprise at being backed one of Britain's leading free-market think-tanks. Yanis Varoufakis, the man appointed by Greece's radical left wing party Syriza to sort out the country's debt crisis, tweeted "we live in a strange world" after reading comments from the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) published [...]
