Snoopers’ charter: Public support for government’s Investigatory Powers bill soaring despite criticism from Vodafone, Apple, Facebook and Google January 12, 2016 Britons are increasingly backing the UK government’s so-called snoopers’ charter, as a fresh survey shows support for the proposed legislation to monitor communication skyrocketing in the wake of recent terror threats. With some 63 per cent now in favour of the controversial Investigatory Powers bill, the survey from Broadband Genie shows a significant shift in [...]
Setback for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Trident as his plans for Labour members to get a say is “against rules” January 12, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was delivered a blow against his hopes of reversing his party's backing of Trident, after the party's general secretary unambiguously said there would be no change in its policymaking process before September. At a parliamentary meeting Iain McNicol told MPs that any changes in the way the party determined policy would [...]
US Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton proposes crack down on rich with four per cent tax January 12, 2016 Given that Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has pledged not to raise taxes for people earning less than $250,000 a year, it's not surprising she has now proposed a new tax on the rich. After campaigning on the promise to raise tax on the wealthy, Clinton's proposal will add a four per cent tax to those individuals who make more [...]
Where do Londoners spend the largest share of their income on rent? New analysis from Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan shows average rent now costs 62 per cent of average Londoner’s income January 12, 2016 The average London rent now eats up nearly two-thirds of an average Londoner's income, according to new research published today by Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan. Khan's campaign team crunched numbers from the House of Commons Library to find that the average London rent now consumes 62 per cent of the average Londoner's pre-tax income, compared to [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron warns ministers not to “undermine” government’s negotiations with Brussels as he spells out rules for free vote January 11, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has warned ministers not to "undermine" his efforts to reform the European Union. In a letter to ministers released this afternoon by Downing Street, Cameron repeated his commitment to allow ministers to have a "free vote", and campaign with their conscience in the run-up to the EU referendum. But Cameron was clear [...]
Labour: Karl Turner appointed shadow attorney general after Catherine McKinnell resigns citing internal conflict within the party January 11, 2016 UPDATE: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has named Karl Turner shadow attorney general, just hours after Catherine McKinnell resigned the post. McKinnell's resignation was just the latest setback for Labour, which has suffered a spate of resignations following Corbyn's recent reshuffle. In a letter to Corbyn published earlier today, McKinnell said: "I have found it increasingly difficult [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron commits £70m to a new scheme to encourage business people to mentor teenagers January 11, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has said that he wants a "new generation of high-flying mentors" from Britain's leading businesses to mentor at-risk teenagers. In a speech in north London today, Cameron announced a new national campaign targeting businesses, charities and public sector employers to recruit "high-quality" mentors to "help struggling teens fulfil their potential and improve their [...]
European Commission: Belgium’s €700m dollar tax breaks were illegal January 11, 2016 The European Commission today ruled that Belgium's tax scheme, which handed out tax breaks worth around €700m (£522m) to companies, was illegal. Belgium's tax scheme favoured multinational companies by exempting them from paying tax on so-called excess profits. The Belgian tax authorities could lower the tax base by deducting excess profit for certain companies, on the basis that a [...]
Top Tory tells business: Wake up to threat of cyber crime January 11, 2016 Businesses should be doing more to defend themselves from cyber security threats, a former defence secretary will warn today. In a speech to the The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), influential Conservative Dr Liam Fox will call for laws forcing companies to disclose hacks to shareholders, as well as banning any company that doesn’t meet [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says Labour has a strong shadow cabinet following resignations and movement of MPs who disagree with him January 11, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has defended his reshuffle against claims that he abandoned his so-called new politics and instead returned to the old politics of splits and resignations. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Corbyn said a reshuffle is never easy and there's never a good time to do it, but insisted that "we have [...]
