General Election 2015: David Cameron promises seven-day NHS as figures reveal more deaths occur at the weekend March 28, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will promise voters a “seven-day NHS” by 2020, starting with emergency care and extending to supporting services. At the Conservative spring conference in Manchester, the Conservative leader will say patients are currently “more likely to die" if they turn up at the hospital at the weekend, and that all hospitals in [...]
Jeremy Clarkson’s ousting, Britain enters “noflation”: What got us talking this week March 27, 2015 It was a week of departures: Jeremy Clarkson was finally ousted by the Beeb (he’s now 16/1 to stand for Ukip), Zayn Malik caused untold pain among teenage girls (and a certain amount of glee at Spotify, which capitalised from a “sadness spike”) when he announced his departure from One Direction, and ITV bosses revealed [...]
General Election 2015: Ed Miliband promises Labour will cap profits of private health companies March 27, 2015 Labour kicked off its General Election campaign today in London's Olympic Park with Ed Miliband promising to cap the amount of profit private companies can make from the NHS at five per cent. The Labour leader promised that if his party won this May's General Election it would put a stop to what he branded [...]
General Election 2015: Tory MPs want a second coalition with the Lib Dems and no deal with Ukip March 27, 2015 Conservative MPs, like their Labour counterparts, will always say publicly when asked that they are aiming for an outright Tory majority. But privately, many concede that this remains a distant prospect with the two major parties running neck and neck in the polls and Labour's inbuilt advantage thanks to the electoral system. If there is [...]
General Election 2015: Was David Cameron right about zero hours contracts during Paxman clash? March 27, 2015 David Cameron faced a harsh grilling from Jeremy Paxman last night with the former Newsnight presenter kicking off a tough round of questioning on food banks and zero hours contracts. Paxman challenged the Prime Minister on how many of the jobs created during the coalition's time in office were zero hours contracts, to which Cameron [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron wins TV contest on polls but Miliband beats expectations March 27, 2015 Last night, David Cameron and Ed Miliband put themselves before the electorate in the first televised contest of the General Election campaign. The party leaders faced an onslaught from veteran broadcaster Jeremy Paxman and answered direct questions from a live studio audience. While there was no knockout blow, no career ending gaffes or even any [...]
Ed Miliband tells Jeremy Paxman: Hell yes, I’m tough enough for this March 26, 2015 Ed Miliband last night claimed that he has been underestimated, and that he is tough enough to be elected Prime Minister in six weeks’ time. The Labour leader cited his interventions on phone hacking, the energy markets, Syria, and even his decision to take on his brother David for the party leadership, as evidence of [...]
British Gas owner Centrica warns political uncertainty could hit investment March 26, 2015 British Gas owner Centrica yesterday warned that the run-up to the 7 May election would have a knock-on effect on investment in the UK energy sector. “The UK market faces potential pressure in both the run-up to the UK General Election and in the policy decisions taken by the next government,” Centrica said in its [...]
As the election approaches, is a Conservative minority government the most likely outcome? March 26, 2015 Charles Lewington, managing director of Hanover Communications, says Yes This is a numbers game. The polls are currently pointing to a dead heat between David Cameron and Ed Miliband, with roughly 270 seats for each of their parties. So the TV appearances are crucial. But Labour’s vote is soft – as is that of Ukip, [...]
Ed Miliband is electoral “kryptonite” for landlords with 56pc backing Cameron March 26, 2015 Ed Miliband's popularity among the general public may be low, but his ratings among the nation's landlords are positively subterranean, new research suggests. Landlord website Rentify found that of the 2m landlords in Britain, just 19 per cent are supporting Labour. Miliband's personal approval rating among this group is a woeful 16 per cent. The [...]