Queen’s Speech 2015: Everything we know so far including the EU referendum, devolution, Human Rights Act, income tax, housing and Scotland May 26, 2015 The Queen's Speech will unveil the Conservative government's policy agenda on Wednesday and having shed its coalition partner at the General Election, some pretty major shifts in policy are expected. Here are some of the top pledges expected to feature in the state opening of parliament tomorrow. EU referendum bill Having committed to holding an [...]
London mayor election: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? June 17, 2015 The London mayor election will take place next year and, with incumbent Boris Johnson standing down to focus on his role in Parliament, the field is filling with candidates who have already declared their intentions to run. Five Conservative candidates are looking to succeed Johnson, while six Labour candidates, two Greens, one Independent and a [...]
EU referendum and Brexit explained: Who is “in” and who is “out”, the main issues including immigration and trade, when the vote is scheduled and why it’s important February 22, 2016 To Brexit or not to Brexit? That is the question. But what is a Brexit and why should you care about it? Here's everything you need to know about the EU referendum. What is Brexit? Brexit refers to Britain's exit from the European Union. It's not the only portmanteau of this kind, with Grexit having preceded [...]
City A.M.’s MD Lawson Muncaster takes on Lloyd’s building: He came, he saw, he abseiled down September 6, 2015 It happened! City A.M. co-founder and managing director Lawson Muncaster finally delivered over the weekend, after promising to abseil down the Lloyd’s building earlier in the summer. Muncaster, who made the descent along with the Lord Mayor and 85 City bosses, did so as part of the run-up to City Giving Day later this month. [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne doubles government housing budget November 25, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to increase housing in inner cities, sell off prisons to develop new homes, and plough cash into affordable housing schemes. Delivering his Autumn Statement, Osborne announced plans to double the housing budget, doubling the amount the government spends on affordable housing. "We choose to build. Above all, we choose to build [...]
Alan Johnson talks Labour’s relationship with business, its prospects in 2020 and the EU referendum January 25, 2016 Labour is a party in disarray. Under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn, it is struggling to connect with the public and earn back the confidence of business. Some polls have Labour commanding just 25 per cent of the national vote. And it does not help that the party’s MPs seem constantly embroiled in public rows [...]
Buy-to-let boom coming to an end? One in five landlords going out of business hit hard by tax break cuts September 25, 2015 Could the buy-to-let boom be coming to an end? The possibility of lucrative returns may have prompted many to invest in a buy-to-let property, but a new study suggests being a landlord may not be such a sure-fire investment after all. One in five landlords are forecast to be out of business within the next [...]
Northern regions agree in principle to an elected mayor to gain devolved powers September 3, 2015 Northern regions have accepted in principle the idea of having directly elected mayors in order to secure devolved powers, after months of reluctance on the parts of local councils. After the General Election, chancellor George Osborne committed to devolving powers over transport and health, as well as giving regions some fiscal autonomy if they were willing to [...]
Paris attacks: Government to ramp up terrorism and aviation security against Islamic State in wake of Friday night’s attacks November 16, 2015 The UK government has said it will "substantially" increase counter-terrorism resources against the threat posed by Islamic State as part of its five year security review, which will be unveiled next week. Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce huge cuts across government departments as part of his Comprehensive Spending Review, but Number 10 revealed this morning [...]
Chancellor George Osborne “confident” about Hinkley Point deal September 8, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne has said that the government's plan to build a new nuclear power plant at the Hinkley Point power station is on track. "I am pretty confident that we are going to be able to do a deal, but we are still in the negotiations," he told the Lords Economic Affairs committee. Britain [...]