General Election 2015: Liberal Democrats would only enter a coalition if public sector pay goes up May 3, 2015 Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, says there are certain matters his party will not compromise on if it enters a coalition following the General Election. Labour and the Conservatives have been placed neck-and-neck by most recent opinion polls, suggesting a hung parliament is very likely on 7 May. If that is the [...]
UK unemployment has stalled, but it’s set to fall again under the Conservatives May 1, 2015 The nation's unemployment rate was heading a steep downward slope until the beginning of the year, but since January it has barely changed. Over the four months ending in April, the Adzuna unemployment predictor estimates the proportion of people out of work went down from 5.6 per cent to 5.58 per cent – this [...]
LinkedIn share price plummets as second quarter outlook fails to impress April 30, 2015 LinkedIn once again beat expectations, but a bleak outlook for the second quarter didn't go down well with investors. The figures During the first three months of 2015, the social networking site's revenue went up to $638m (£415m), 35 per cent higher than last year's first quarter figure. This was ahead of the $636.5m [...]
General Election 2015: Latest poll gives Conservatives five point lead over Labour April 30, 2015 The Conservatives are gaining momentum ahead of next week's General Election. The party is now five points in the lead with 35 per cent support, compared to 30 per cent for opposition party Labour, according to the latest pre-election poll published by Ipsos MORI, With less than seven days to go, competition is intensifying [...]
If you really want to have a healthy diet, make it convenient April 30, 2015 Make no more plans to spend hours putting together complicated salads and homemade juices – it's time to get real. Most of us just won't put in the effort to become culinary health food wizards with the limited free time we have, and we only end up consuming lots of good foods if it is [...]
Severe flooding and traffic at Shepherd’s Bush following drilling accident April 30, 2015 The roads around Shepherd's Bush are currently under 24 inches of water, following an accident at the west London station earlier in the day Contractors for the National grid reportedly drilled through the pipes they have been working to replace near the junction of Uxbridge Road and Pennard Road, leading to severe flooding and a [...]
Baidu revenue falls short of expectations, but mobile continues to grow April 29, 2015 Baidu's revenue failed to meet expectations in the first quarter, but mobile growth brought some success. The figures During the three months ended March, the Chinese internet search provider's total revenue was $2.053bn (£1.33bn), which was 34 per cent higher than in 2014 but slightly shy of the $2.08bn analysts expected. The $1.22 earnings [...]
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates near zero but hints at hike in the near future April 29, 2015 Following its two-day policy meeting, the Federal Reserve has confirmed it is keeping its target interest rate at close to zero per cent, but says it will raise it soon if the US economy continues to grow. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the US central bank has kept its rates at a record low in [...]
General Election: David Cameron promises to stop tax increases with new law April 29, 2015 If the Conservatives are voted in at the General Election, David Cameron has promised to introduce a new law that would prevent tax increases for five years. During a speech today, he said Britons should be allowed to keep hold of what they earn, and that they have paid “enough tax”. "It's time for [...]
Escaping the City: Thousands of people are starting to leave and do their own thing – here’s how they make the leap April 29, 2015 Hidden behind a mountain of shoe boxes in the middle of a Surrey Quays office block, Eralp Bayram and Michael Haynes can be found staring determinedly at their laptops as they try and work out how to turn the footwear industry on its head. With children's shoe shopping stuck firmly in the off-line realm, the [...]
