The three main parties agree a Royal Charter for press regulation – but will the press comply? “The three main parties finally agreed the detail of a royal charter setting up a system of newspaper regulation in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry. … But the newspaper industry last night warned there were major problems […]
City investors get two thirds of the Royal Mail shares. Smaller investors get the rest. Which means that half a million people could miss out… “More than half a million ordinary Brits could miss out on a small fortune after a huge stampede to snap up Royal Mail shares by City fatcats. More than 500million […]
Good news 1: Cuts haven’t harmed services, finds BBC poll (which they fail to publicise) “A majority of voters say the quality of public services has been maintained or improved – despite government cuts. A survey commissioned by the BBC showed that most voters believe schools, bus services, parks, libraries and bin collections have improved in […]
Reshuffle 1) The Tories: Osborne’s supporters a step closer to the Cabinet “George Osborne strengthened his power base yesterday as a string of key allies took one step closer to the Cabinet. Six of the Chancellor’s protégés were promoted in a ministerial reshuffle that will help to broaden his reach across Government…The biggest rising star of the […]
Cameron and other Tory MPs move to crush Afriyie’s EU amendement “David Cameron moved last night to crush a bid to hold a referendum on British membership of the EU next year as the Tories were pitched into fresh turmoil on Europe. … Senior Tories accused Mr Afriyie of seeking to ‘destabilise’ the Prime Minister ‘at […]
Adam Afriyie tries to force a 2014 EU referendum “I believe there should be an EU referendum before the next General Election. It’s in our national interest to resolve this issue as soon as possible to create the certainty and stability our country needs for the future. Only by setting an early date can we […]
Cameron’s plan to seize powers back from Europe will fail, claims Barroso “David Cameron’s plan to claw back powers from Brussels is ‘doomed to failure’, the president of the European Commission has claimed. … In a provocative intervention Jose Manuel Barroso rubbished Mr Cameron’s plan to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with Europe, saying it was ‘unreasonable’ to […]
Cameron conference speech follow-up: push to cut the cost of living “Cuts to the cost of rail commuters’ season tickets and a curb on bank fees will form part of a Tory assault on the cost of living starting next month…George Osborne has identified water bills, rail fares and bank fees as areas where the […]
Cameron to herald “land of opportunity” and declare “profit is not a dirty word”… “In his speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, the Prime Minister will contrast Tory support for aspiration with Labour’s threats of state control. “It is businesses that get wages in people’s pockets, food on their tables, hope for their […]
Fuel Duty freeze welcomed… “Chancellor George Osborne heralded a new dawn for hard-up Brits yesterday as he declared: “The sun has started to rise above the hill.” He also told delighted Tory delegates: “The future looks brighter than it did just a few dark years ago.” A welcome freeze on fuel duty right up to […]