Queen’s Speech 2015: Here’s everything that was said about the EU referendum, employment, tax, the Human Rights Act and Scottish devolution May 27, 2015 The EU referendum is on; taxes will be locked in at current levels and strike laws are being reformed. The Queen's Speech has come to an end, and we have been presented with the legislation the government intends to pursue over the coming parliamentary session. While global cooperation, reducing the deficit and sticking to the [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Here’s the full transcript May 27, 2015 My Lords and members of the House of Commons. My government will legislate in the interests of everyone in our country. It will adopt a one nation approach, helping working people get on, supporting aspiration, giving new opportunities to the most disadvantaged and bringing different parts of our country together. My government will [...]
Mix it up: Forget the old wives’ tales and mix the grape and grain May 26, 2015 @philip_salter Spirits and cocktails get a bad rap. After you’ve knocked back half a dozen pints and a bottle of wine, it’s that final shot of tequila that gets all the blame for your stinking hangover the next morning. I’ve even heard claims that the mixed spirits used in cocktails cause hangovers – that’s nonsense [...]
Bayliss raring to plot Aussie Ashes demise May 26, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Trevor Bayliss insists he will relish plotting the downfall of his native Australia during this summer’s Ashes series after his appointment was confirmed yesterday. Bayliss succeeds the sacked Peter Moores, who was axed earlier this month, and becomes the first Australian to lead England, having usurped compatriot and early frontrunner Jason Gillespie [...]
Taylor Swift leads Forbes’ list of most powerful women aged under 45 in 2015 May 26, 2015 This year 17 women aged under 45 made it onto Forbes' annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women. At just 25 years old pop-country singer Taylor Swift topped the prestigious list of young female influencers. She's described as "one of the most significant cultural influencers of our time" with her decision to pull her [...]
UK’s internet usage increases as the older generation turns to the internet May 26, 2015 The number of UK residents using the internet has risen to an all-time high as the proportion of older people who have never gone online falls. Over the first three months of 2015, 86.2 per cent of UK adults used the internet, according to data released by the Office of National Statistics. This is one [...]
The world’s ageing population is sending us into a deepening debt crisis May 26, 2015 The world's ageing population is causing a huge pile of debt to build up, the European chief executive of Goldman Sachs Asset Management has said. Andrew Wilson, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for the investor, warned that it would be impossible to pay off national debts under the current system because of [...]
Tapping into a priceless showcase for sport: MasterCard’s Mark Barnett wants the World Cup to pay off for rugby and his brand May 25, 2015 For those of a certain age, the day that Erica Roe streaked at Twickenham during an England-Australia rugby international is a sporting image to rival anything that the greats of that generation, from Duckham to Underwood, Beaumont to Carling, achieved on the field of play. For Mark Barnett, president in the UK and Ireland for [...]
Golf Comment: New star is born as flawless An coolly claims life-changing win May 25, 2015 A NEW star was born at Wentworth on Sunday when 23-year-old South Korean Byeong-hun An became only the third debutant to claim victory at the BMW PGA Championship. For someone so young and in his first season on the European Tour to handle the pressure of leading at the flagship event on the last day [...]
The SNP wants 16 year olds to vote in EU referendum, says party’s Westminster leader Angus Robertson May 24, 2015 Young people aged 16 and 17 years old should be given the chance to vote in a EU referendum, according to the SNP. Angus Robertson, the party’s leader in Westminster, wrote in the Guardian that the SNP would fight for an amendment to the EU referendum bill allowing youngsters the same chance to vote as [...]