Labour HQ fire: Brewers Green office evacuated and fire brigade called to nearby office September 14, 2015 Labour's headquarters at one Brewers Green have been evacuated after a fire nearby. Staff evacuated the building in Westminster and London Fire Brigade attended the scene, however, the incident is not serious. We're dealing with a small fire in an office block under refurbishment on Buckingham Gate in #Westminster. pic.twitter.com/G1W7ixVLJV — London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) [...]
The best reactions to David Cameron’s Conservative party conference speech October 7, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron took to the podium today to give his speech at the annual Conservative party conference, promising an "assault on poverty", pledging 200,000 new starter homes and attacking Jeremy Corbyn (and Richard Murphy, the man behind Corbyn's economic policy). And Twitter has been going mad with responses, both in praise and condemnation. [...]
As it pushes back a decision on its domicile, would HSBC be better off moving its headquarters out of London? November 2, 2015 Darius McDermott, managing director at Chelsea Financial Services, says Yes HSBC gets 70 per cent of its revenue from Asia and, given it expects to get most of its future growth from this region, it seems common sense that the bank should be based there. On top of this, the UK political environment remains hostile [...]
Andy Burnham: The Labour party lacks the courage to win back voters July 28, 2015 The frontrunner in the Labour leadership contest, Andy Burnham, will try to turn Labour infighting to his advantage by warning that the party has become “frightened of its own shadow” and would lack the courage to create the NHS today. In a speech today, he will seek to address the surprise surge in popularity of [...]
As the Tories come under pressure over tax credit cuts, should Osborne reconsider his decision? October 18, 2015 Harry Fairhead is a policy analyst at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, says Yes. The government should reconsider where it tries to make savings. The working tax credit bill is huge, continues to grow rapidly and so does need to be brought under control. However, tax credit reforms will hurt those on low incomes, and there are [...]
Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle: Trade union bill is “an attack on basic freedoms” September 28, 2015 Labour’s shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has attacked the trade union bill, calling it “divisive and partisan” in her speech at the Labour Party conference. Speaking at the party’s conference in Brighton, Eagle denounced the government’s planned bill, which will rewrite strike legislation: It is an attack on basic freedoms. It has no place in [...]
Electoral Commission data: Here’s how much money donors have given to political parties and politicians in 2015 October 20, 2015 The amount of money donated to both political parties and politicians since the General Election has – as you might expect – dropped substantially. But now new data from the Electoral Commission shows that with the London mayoral elections and Labour leadership contest, the amount received by political parties and regulated donees between 8 May [...]
Parliament votes to pass the fiscal charter as Labour MPs abstain and defy shadow chancellor John McDonnell October 14, 2015 The government's fiscal charter has passed with 320 votes in favour and 258 votes against, a majority of 62. Some 21 Labour MPs defied shadow chancellor John McDonnell and leader Jeremy Corbyn by abstaining. On Monday McDonnell sparked outrage among Labour MPs when he announced his party would reject the government's fiscal charter less than one [...]
Poll: Tory MPs would cheer Corbyn victory August 18, 2015 The #Tories for Corbyn movement may have found more supporters – on the Conservative backbenches. More than half of Tory backbench MPs would “cheer” the election of the left-wing candidate Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader, according to a new poll out today from Maitland, a communications firm. Maitland polled 89 backbench MPs earlier this month, [...]
Winners of the year 2015: Uber, Lidl and Tony Pidgley and other success stories December 6, 2015 In 2015 the UK's economy continued to steadily grow and employment reached new highs – it was a good year for business. There will be plenty of champagne corks popping and glasses clinking this Christmas period, and no one has more reason to do so this year than these companies and personalities. Read more: The seven [...]