Ed Miliband: Britain “choking on their cornflakes” over Cameron’s pay rise from oil price plea January 17, 2015 Ed Miliband has slammed David Cameron for urging businesses to pass on savings from falling oil prices to staff in the form of higher wages. The Labour leader said the country were “choking on their cornflakes” after hearing Cameron’s plea, speaking at the Fabian Society conference. He accused the Prime Minister of years of “denial, [...]
Cameron tells business to pass on falling oil price benefits to staff through higher wages January 17, 2015 Businesses reaping the rewards of plummeting oil prices have been urged to pass on the savings to staff in the form of higher pay by David Cameron. Asked about the matter on a visit to Washington, the Prime Minister told reporters: "Obviously I want to see companies’ success passed through in terms of wage increases. [...]
Ed Miliband told to forge a better relationship with British business by leading left-wing think tank January 16, 2015 The left-wing Fabian Society has released a report telling the Labour party it needs to be more welcoming of British business. The report warns that Ed Miliband's rhetoric on the economy and business has often come across as hostile and is damaging Labour's brand. Labour needs to embrace business "as an ally, not an enemy", [...]
Al Murray vs Nigel Farage: Pub Landlord’s FUKP takes on Ukip in old South Thanet January 14, 2015 The fight for the South Thanet seat in the next general election is turning out to be a battle of the beer swiggers, featuring two pub landlords and one ale loving MEP. David Cameron’s distant cousin-cum-comedian Al Murray, aka the Pub Landlord, threw his lager into the ring yesterday. He joins Ukip’s Nigel Farage and, [...]
Will David Cameron’s refusal to take part in TV debates damage his electoral prospects? January 14, 2015 Mike Smithson, editor of PoliticalBetting.com, says Yes As an incumbent Prime Minister facing an opposition leader with as poor personal ratings as Ed Miliband’s, it has been apparent for a long time that the best outcome for David Cameron would be for no debates to take place. This is the case all the more so [...]
As the IFS warns on UK debt, is Labour right to allow for more wiggle room on spending cuts? January 13, 2015 Vicky Pryce is chief economic adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research and a former joint head of the Government Economic Service, says Yes The IFS has argued that Labour’s spending plans, if implemented, could lead to sharply higher levels of national debt. The alternative, of course, is tougher cuts. But because government [...]
Green Party support among young voters climbs to tie with the Tories January 13, 2015 The Greens have been given some welcome news today as latest polls shows they are level pegging with the Tories for the youth vote. The Green Party has enjoyed a rise in the polls in recent months often hovering just below or above the beleaguered Lib Dems. Pollster YouGov each month's daily polls over 2014 [...]
Labour’s borrowing bombshell: Ed Miliband could add £170bn to the national debt, says IFS January 13, 2015 If Labour win the General Election, they could end up borrowing £50bn more than the Tories, the director of a think tank has warned. Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), wrote in the Times that Labour could add as much as £170bn to Britain's national debt by 2030. He added there was [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron plays it safe to fight Ukip and Labour January 12, 2015 David Cameron should be riding high, and he knows it. Such a strong economic turnaround compared with the position in 2010 would traditionally mean he had it in the bag. But with just 113 days to go until the general election he is still neck and neck with Labour. The Prime Minister cannot even take [...]
EU referendum greater risk to London’s property market than General Election uncertainty, says KPMG January 12, 2015 A referendum on Britain's EU membership could herald bad news for London's high-flying property market, new research has found. David Cameron has promised to renegotiate Britain's membership of the EU and put the result to the people by 2017. But if Brits vote to leave, the capital's property market could suffer in the aftermath, big [...]