EU referendum: How will SMEs vote? January 27, 2016 With the prospect of increased business rates looming in George Osborne’s March Budget as well as the European Union referendum set to take place next year, UK SMEs have a number of issues that need to be addressed within their businesses in order to remain profitable during what could be a turbulent time. This is [...]
EU referendum: Former Scottish National Party leader may back Brexit to help achieve Scottish independence January 27, 2016 A number of those who are in favour of Scottish independence and strongly support staying in the European Union could end up voting for Brexit in order to bolster the chances of gaining independence for Scotland, a former Scottish National Party leader has said. Speaking to Reuters, former SNP leader Gordon Wilson said that some voters may [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron cancels trip to Denmark and Sweden to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker January 27, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has cancelled a trip to Denmark and Sweden this week and will instead sit down with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for crunch talks ahead of next month's European Council meeting. Downing Street said this afternoon that the Prime Minister will travel to Brussels on Friday to meet one-on-one with Juncker to [...]
PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron turns tables on Labour over £130m Google tax deal January 27, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to defend the government's approach to collecting corporation tax today after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn questioned Google's £130m back taxes deal. "We're talking about tax that should have been collected under a Labour government, raised by a Conservative government," Cameron said at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). "No government has done more than [...]
EU referendum: Britain leaving the European Union could cut net migration by 100,000, according to Migration Watch UK January 27, 2016 Britain leaving the European Union could reduce net migration by 100,000, according to pressure group Migration Watch UK. The group, which campaigns for cutting migration to the UK, today released a report that found Brexit would lead to net migration falling dramatically from its current level of 180,000. "It is time to examine possible alternative [...]
Government loses court case after the so-called bedroom tax is labelled discriminatory by Court of Appeal judges January 27, 2016 The government has lost a Court of Appeal case after judges declared the so-called bedroom tax discriminatory, following a legal challenge by a domestic violence victim and the family of a disabled teenager. The Court of Appeal decision came after a hearing in November. The government have said they will appeal against the ruling, according to the BBC. The [...]
Bernie Sanders pants? Donald Trump trucker cap? The weird world of US presidential hopeful merchandising January 27, 2016 The race is hotting up between Democrat rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ahead of the Iowa caucus on 1 February, with Sanders closing in on Clinton's lead. And fans are doing all they can to support their candidates. First there was Bernie Sanders' own Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavour, called "Bernie's Yearning" and subtitled [...]
EU referendum: Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair says Brexit would lead to Scotland leaving the UK January 26, 2016 Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair thinks that if the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, Scotland will leave the UK. Speaking to French radio, Blair said he hopes the UK will decide to stay in the 28-member bloc, but added: “In my opinion, if Great Britain, if the United Kingdom votes to leave [...]
EU migrant crisis: Schengen agreement “to be suspended for two years” as Brussels told to reinstate border controls January 26, 2016 The Schengen agreement – the treaty which allows free movement between EU member states – is set to be suspended for two years as officials attempt to halt the influx of migrants into Europe. Brussels has been told to reinstate border checks as officials put together plans to lock Greece out of the zone altogether, [...]
Top Tories demand simpler tax system as they step up to defend internet giant Google January 26, 2016 Leading Conservative MPs lined up to defend Google yesterday as the technology giant’s corporation tax bill came under fresh political scrutiny. “A corporation’s duty to shareholders will be to minimise its tax liability. It should be the duty of those making tax policy to find better ways to limit the elasticity,” Treasury Committee chair Andrew [...]
