A Brexit vote is a gamble on the future of the young, London’s lord mayor to warn June 16, 2016 Voting to leave the EU represents a gamble on the future of young people, the lord mayor of London will today warn. Speaking ahead of chancellor George Osborne and Bank of England governor Mark Carney at the Mansion House, Jeffrey Mountevans will say that the young are under-represented in the Brexit debate, despite the relative [...]
EU referendum: Conservative MPs threaten to bring down their own government in Brexit row June 15, 2016 A host of Conservative MPs have threatened to vote down a revenue-raising post-Brexit budget as the civil war engulfing the Conservative Party reaches new heights. As George Osborne threatened Brexit would force him to raise new taxes or cut spending to plug a £30bn hold in the public finances, 57 Conservatives have this morning issued [...]
Kelsey Grammer interview: the Breaking the Bank star talks about Donald Trump’s hair, running for President and Jared Leto being a clown June 9, 2016 Frasier has always struck me as a sitcom about American masculinity. The title character is a rich, cultured psychiatrist, the archetypal alpha-male for the final years of the 20th century. His brother Niles Crane is the feminine Yin to Frasier’s Yang, and their father, retired cop Martin Crane, is the ageing ideal of manhood past. [...]
The City’s philanthropic heritage is a powerful draw for values-led millennials June 6, 2016 The City of London has a proud tradition of philanthropy dating back to the Middle Ages, and philanthropy is the reason that our Square Mile – the world’s pre-eminent global financial centre – exists as we know it. From schools to sanitation, and from hospitals to housing for vulnerable people, many of my forebears as [...]
New broadband entitlements “embarassing” to tech entrepreneurs says Lib Dem peer May 24, 2016 New plans to introduce a right to high-speed broadband service for citizens and businesses fall “embarrassingly” short, according to the Liberal Democrats. Last week's Queen's Speech saw the Government pledge to introduce a new Broadband Universal Service Obligation, giving citizens and businesses the legal right to a fast broadband connection of at least 10Mbps a [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan names his deputies for housing, transport and police – but Lord Adonis misses the top job May 24, 2016 The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed his deputy mayors, who will be charged with overseeing the capital's policing, transport and housing. Val Shawcross CBE, who has been a London Assembly member for 16 years, will be made deputy mayor for transport and deputy chair of Transport for London. For the last eight years she [...]
Cameron “misleading the public” over Turkey say Brexiteers May 22, 2016 David Cameron has been accused of misleading British voters in a growing row over the prospects of Turkey joining the EU. Cameron appeared on Peston on Sunday earlier today to refute the claims of armed forces minister Penny Mordaunt, who had earlier claimed that Britain would not be able to prevent Turkey from joining the [...]
Alistair Darling and Michael Howard clash over Brexit campaign at CBI dinner May 18, 2016 Two grandees of the Leave and Remain campaigns dramatically crossed swords last night, when a former chancellor and former home secretary clashed over the ramifications of the referendum vote at the CBI's annual dinner. The glitzy black tie event, hosted at Grosvenor House on Park Lane, saw Labour peer Alistair Darling and Tory peer Michael Howard [...]
The Queen’s Speech 2016: Here’s everything announced today May 18, 2016 Today's Queen's Speech was announced as a “one nation” effort by Prime Minister David Cameron, and was set around three principles – the economy, increasing chances for the disadvantaged and security. The economy – digital, transport, planning and jobs The Queen laid out plans to modernise Britain's climate for business through a Digital Economy Bill, [...]
Lord Michael Heseltine says Johnson’s remarks could have ruined his chances of being PM May 18, 2016 Boris Johnson may have scuppered his chances of becoming the Prime Minister after making "obscene political remarks" during the referendum campaign, a Tory grandee has said. Lord Michael Heseltine said that the former London mayor had behaved "irresponsibly" and "recklessly", adding he would be completely surprised if Johnson now led the country. The comments by [...]