Deputy Prime Minister says withdrawing would be “economic suicide”
According to leading MP Mark Reckless, as many as half of the 306 Conservatives, or over 150 MPs, are privately in favour of Britain withdrawing from Europe. The remarks were made on the BBC’s Politics Show, as the MP for Rochester and Strood said that the proportion is about the same for the country as [...]
Ed Miliband has been called a ‘complete mug’ by Prime Minister David Cameron over the Labour leaders stance regarding Europe in a emotion packed Prime Minister’s questions yesterday, this was due to Miliband refusing to say that Brussels had too much power.
The latest instalment in the Occupy movement has hit the streets of Melbourne where riot police have moved in on protestors and have attempted to forcibly remove them from their campsite. As such the Occupy Movement has been halted until next week. During early Saturday several hundred demonstrators had marched peacefully from Federation Square to Trades Hall in the city’s north.
Michael Campbell, a suspected member of the Real IRA has been caught on camera in an MI5 sting operation where he is seen trying to purchase serious military defence arms. He has been arrested due to the footage and consequently found guilty of attempting to buy a collection of firearms and explosives.
In September, tax growth and flat spending helped the government cut its borrowing and put it on track to meet its targets for reducing the target. Though the government is on track halfway through the financial year, the weakening economy means outlooks for the second half are much darker. Budget deficit The coalition government’s most [...]
As news spread that the toppled Libyan leader Gaddafi had died, rebel fighters were dancing and celebrating whilst shooting guns to display their happiness over a man that had a tight grip over the country for almost 42 years.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni has given birth to a baby girl. Crowds have gathered outside the Paris clinic where the French first lady gave birth, with the French president arriving several hours after the birth, leaving German discussions on the eurozone debt crisis to see his daughter.
Russia has recently signed a free trade agreement, along with seven other former members of the Soviet Union. The agreement is set to scrap import and export tariffs on a variety of goods. St. Petersburg talks The agreement was announced after the countries got together for a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. Other countries that [...]
Protests which were seen in London over the weekend have been inspired by Occupy Wall Street and which were a part of widespread protests for changes in the worlds political and financial systems and were against corporate greed.
The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, spoke in front of tens of thousands of people who had come together to witness a ceremony marking the civil right icon’s life and work. Obama in his speech drew similarities between King and his own effort to cause change during a time of huge economic struggle.
Supermarkets are set to open consumer legal services in England and Wales due to a new change in law. The government’s new Legal Services Act will potentially give more choice and value for the public, many of whom might not be able to afford a solicitor. In addition, law firms will gain investment and will be able to explore a new market.
The NHS changes will case damage to the system in the UK, according to a letter from leading public health officials and doctors. A letter to peers who will hold a debate about the reform next week, nearly 400 experts in public health called for a rejection of the changes as the risk to both patent care and safety was too high.
George Osborne has revealed proposals to freeze council tax in England, paid for by an “underspend” in Whitehall. This is for another year, in 2012-2013, and will help struggling families. While the government cannot force councils to make the freeze, it will be offering those that limit spending increases to 2.5% or less, money that they will need.
Ed Miliband had been criticized for being “anti-business” after his Labour conference speech this week, in which he attacked companies as being “predatory” and called our society a “fast-buck culture”. He has denied these claims, saying that his hope was to improve business practices and ensure that behaviour in the industry is on form, in order to improve the UK economy.
Ed Milliband is set to promise an end to Britain’s “fast-buck” culture in a speech today at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool. He is expected to suggest that the country needs new leadership by saying that policy changes will need to be created. While he will not announce ideas for policy change, Mr. Milliband is expected to argue that changes to the welfare system and the way businesses are run should be made.
Ed Milliband has spoken at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, saying that David Cameron should change policy on the economy and “start showing some leadership.” The Labour party leader said that the austerity measures had not been working and once again re-iterated his comments regarding a temporary VAT cut in an attempt to promote economic growth.
