Seven months after being blasted by MPs, HMRC is now boasting of a “significant recovery” in its call handling services June 13, 2016 NULL
Sterling could drop almost a quarter of its value against the dollar after a Brexit vote, two economists have forecast June 13, 2016 Sterling's value against the dollar could plummet by as much as a quarter following a Brexit vote, according to a pair of economists. This week has seen the value of the pound reach a two month low against the dollar, dropping to $1.4137 on the back of fears around a vote to leave the EU. [...]
Labour MP Dan Jarvis has lent his support to a one-off wealth tax in a bud to cut the deficit June 13, 2016 A Labour MP tipped as a future party leader has lent his support to plans to introduce a one-off wealth tax designed to come ahead of a crackdown on tax avoidance. The plan from the Fabian Society is designed to pay down the deficit, and avoid the need for further public spending cuts. Long-term UK [...]
Sadiq Khan is cracking down on “unhealthy” body image adverts across TfL properties June 13, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan will ban adverts featuring unrealistic, or unhealthy, body shapes from next month. Following up on a pledge from his mayoral campaign, Khan has issued a new advertising policy for all ads submitted to TfL in tube and bus stations. He has also asked TfL to establish a steering group featuring the firms [...]
Sadiq Khan is cracking down on “unhealthy” body image transport adverts across TfL’s estate June 13, 2016 NULL
Tories clash in Brexit debate, as energy secretary attacks “fantasy” politics of Boris Johnson and Leave campaigners June 9, 2016 Tory infighting reached fevered new peaks during last night's televised referendum debate, with energy secretary Amber Rudd repeatedly claiming that former London mayor Boris Johnson was misleading the public. “Boris is the life and soul of the party, but he's not the man you want driving you home at the end of the evening," Rudd said. [...]
Brexit could cut £400bn from UK equities say investment analysts June 9, 2016 A Brexit vote would dramatically increase risk premiums on UK equities, one macro-research house has argued, wiping more than £400bn off the market. Absolute Strategy Research has argued that the risk premiums attached to UK equities could rise to from 5 per cent to 6 per cent after a vote to leave, implying a 20 per [...]
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan has lent his support to the EU referendum’s Remain campaign June 9, 2016 Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan and world-wide web inventor Tim Berners Lee have come out in favour of a Remain vote in this month's EU referendum. The pair have made their interventions in a special edition of The New Statesmen, guest-edited by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Annan, who led the UN from [...]
80pc of UK retail chairmen believe Brexit would hit the UK’s economy, a new survey argues June 8, 2016 80 per cent of the UK's retail chairmen believe Brexit would negatively affect the economy, according to a new survey. Korn Ferry surveyed 50 retail chairmen in organisations with a combined turnover of more than £191,500m, finding substantial fears around a vote to leave. However, only 64 per cent said that they would vote to [...]
