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- Is Lord Feldman the next Andrew Mitchell?
Walaa Idris (Today) - Someone somewhere is bent on painting Cameron and his Downing Street operation as out of touch posh boys. I see it and so can anyone without an agenda. First it was \“the Shaun Bailey’s story.”:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10050502/Shaun-Bailey-the-Prime-Ministers-only-black-aide-was-frozen-out-by-David-Camerons-clique.html... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Three ways for Cameron to get back on the front foot - and stay there
Conservative Home - Tory Diary (Today) - By Paul Goodman Follow Paul on Twitter. Here are three measures that, if implemented - Will help to quell the charge that the Party is being led by a "Chumocracy" unrepresentative of its MPs and... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Lloyds says won't need to issue new equity, CoCos
Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group said on Wednesday that it would be able to meet new capital requirements without having to issue new equity or contingent capital, after Britain's financial regulator updated the bank... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - UK Mail full-year profit buoyed by e-retail growth
Reuters UK News (Today) - (Reuters) - Parcel delivery company UK Mail Group Plc reported an 18 percent rise in full-year pretax profit as more thrift-conscious Britons look for online shopping deals.Related StoriesScotland says better off without Britain, but with... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - New In Last 25 Minutes
- 37% of London population "migrants"
British National Party (Today) - The number of immigrants living in London is set to outnumber native Britons within 20 years, according to new research by the Migration Observatory at Oxford University.The number of London residents who were born overseas... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- “Tories ousted by Labour coup?” Worcester or Westminster?
Think Left (Today) - Tories Ousted? What Coup? ….Westminster or Worcester….? Something interesting happened recently in Worcester – The Labour Party, Lib Dems and Greens formed a coalition and ousted the Conservative leader who had led the council for... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Clegg Dismisses Coalition Break-Up Claims
Huffington Post UK Politics News (Today) - Nick Clegg will insist that he and David Cameron are both "absolutely committed" to governing in coalition through to 2015 as he attempts to calm...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 23 Things We're Telling You About Capitalism XII
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Today) - Our twelfth thing about capitalism that we're not told is a masterpiece of straw manning. We're told that the free marketeers insist that government can never pick winners and are then presented with a couple... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- David Laws vetoes plan to force schools to check immigrant status of pupils
Nick Watt (Today) - Liberal Democrat schools minister tells Michael Gove, the education secretary, the proposal is a 'non-flyer'A proposal to require schools to check on the immigration status of their pupils has been shelved after the Liberal Democrat... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Specialist hospital care plans due
BBC Wales - Politics (Today) - A major shake-up for specialist hospital services, including A&E, will be announced later by five health boards in south Wales.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Government will 'stick to its plans' when IMF delivers verdict on economy
Nick Watt (Today) - No 10 says it will not anticipate what IMF will say but insists government has right economic approachDowning Street will launch a staunch defence of the government's economic strategy and says it will stick to... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Panic in the Philippines Over Taiwan Diplomatic Crisis
The Diplomat (Today) - If news reports correctly reflect public sentiment, it seems fair to deduce that worry and frustration are rising in the Philippines amid diplomatic tension with Taiwan, triggered by the tragic killing of a 65-year-old Taiwanese... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Aberdeen by-election: Labour go on offensive
Scotsman - Politics (Today) - Labour will today attack the SNP’s record in Aberdeen ahead of a by-election in the city.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Specialist hospital care plans due
BBC News - Politics (Today) - A major shake-up for specialist hospital services, including A&E, will be announced later by five health boards in south Wales.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Mary Macleod MP: Injustice in Downton Abbey. Why women should have equal rights to peerages
Conservative Home - Comment (Today) - Mary Macleod is the Member of Parliament for Brentford & Isleworth. Follow Mary on Twitter. In two weeks’ time, it will be Derby Day. Perhaps a good time to remember - as you sip your... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Let’s have a couple of years off wars
John Redwood MP (Today) - This week’s statement on Syria to the Commons worried amny MPs. There is little appetite for us to become more involved in the dreadful Syrian civil war. MPs are united in condemning the... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Additional bus service to assist part of the West End
Fraser Macpherson (Today) - A new peak time bus service, jointly funded by the City Council and Angus Council, and to be operated by National Express Dundee, will start next Monday (27th May) providing direct links between Piperdam, Liff,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- West End Community and Sports Hub - Pavilion progress
Fraser Macpherson (Today) - Back in February, along with other committee members of the West End Community and Sports Hub (WECSH, formerly WESHA), we toured the Riverside Pavilion to view the commencement of the improvement works provided by a... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Why we need corporation tax
Tax Research (Today) - One of the questions posed by the House of Lords yesterday was: Is there a good rationale for the existing system of taxing corporate profits? I provided the following written answer: There are five fundamental... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- We are light years away from the days of Cadbury capitalism
Tax Research (Today) - Prof Prem Sikka of Essex University wrote the following article with the above title for The Conversation. I reproduce it her with his permission: The tax debate offers insight into the possible trajectories of capitalism. Organised tax avoidance does not... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Taxing the rich – Australian style
Tax Research (Today) - Brilliant... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tax lost offshore could end world poverty, says Oxfam
Tax Research (Today) - Oxfam has issued a new report today that suggests: People using tax havens are depriving the world of more than $150 billion (£100bn) in lost revenue, enough money to end extreme poverty twice over As... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Government will 'stick to its plans' when IMF delivers verdict on economy
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - No 10 says it will not anticipate what IMF will say but insists government has right economic approachDowning Street will launch a staunch defence of the government's economic strategy and says it will stick to... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- David Laws vetoes plan to force schools to check immigrant status of pupils
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - Liberal Democrat schools minister tells Michael Gove, the education secretary, the proposal is a 'non-flyer'A proposal to require schools to check on the immigration status of their pupils has been shelved after the Liberal Democrat... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- This Morning Guest: ‘If Learning Disabled Son Was A Dog, I’d Have Him Put Down’
Same Difference (Today) - Readers, I absolutely can’t believe this. I don’t have the words to describe my feelings. As a person who has been disabled since birth, I have heard of many people who have said crazy things... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›


