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Mayor of London Boris Johnson is urging Chancellor George Osborne to cut back on taxes. Mr Johnson said that he had been shocked to see that citizens in the UK were paying far more in tax that their European neighbours. Speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum he said that it was inexcusable that Brits [...]
(Read More)28th Jan 11
Union bosses to decide on strike against cuts
by Adam Richards
Union bosses will later decide whether to take part in a coordinated industrial action campaign against government spending cuts. Several public sector unions have warned of possible strikes due to pension cuts. The TUC says the action may be avoided as ministers have agreed to extend talks. The government has suggested it may alter the [...]
(Read More)25th Jan 11
Reports of British dead after suicide bomb at Moscow airport
by Paul Russell
There have been unconfirmed reports that at least one of the 35 dead at Domodedovo airport, Moscow’s busiest commercial airport, may be a Briton. An alleged suicide bomber detonated a device in the international arrivals hall injuring a further 90 people. According to witnesses the bomber was carrying explosives in a brief case. The Interfax [...]
(Read More)21st Jan 11
Details deleted from Blair and Bush Iraq calls
by Paul Russell
Details between Mr Blair and former US President George Bush regarding Iraq were deleted from Whitehall records. The questions are beginning to accumulate in preparation for an Iraq inquiry hearing. Recent evidence has emerged that conversations between Mr Blair and former US President George Bush during the build-up to war in Iraq may have been [...]
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"Any communication between the Prime minister and the President of USA has to be a legitimate matter of public interest and enquiry. It's nonsense to describe as a "personal dialogue" exchanges which may have been relevant to sending British soldiers to die in an illegal invasion of Iraq. However , most criminals would no doubt like their communications with co-conspiritors to be treated as private and confidential. It's a clear sign that Blair has something to hide.
17th Jan 11
Cameron to outline reform legacy
by Sally Davies
Prime Minister David Cameron will voice his determination to reform the country’s public services later today in a key speech. Cameron will claim that reform is going to be a legacy of 2011’s government. This comes despite a planned £81 billion in spending cuts. He will explain to a London audience that it is a [...]
(Read More)15th Jan 11
Treasury earns £2 billion from rises in petrol prices
by Harry Oldfield
David Cameron has come under increasing pressure to stabilise the price of fuel after reports surfaced that the increasing price of oil look set to earn at least £2 billion for the UK’s Treasury. Mr Cameron told motorists not to get their hopes up that the government would be able to lower the price of [...]
(Read More)13th Jan 11
Cameron says Britain will not help support the euro
by Adam Richards
Britain will not be dragged into the complications of protecting the euro, PM David Cameron said on Thursday as it emerged that European ministers are looking for ways to shore up support for the unilateral currency. Speculation has been growing that Spain and Portugal would join Ireland with a need for an emergency bailout from [...]
(Read More)13th Jan 11
Price of petrol rises relentlessly
by Harry Oldfield
As the price of a barrel of oil rises so, inevitably, does the price of a litre of petrol at the pumps. Motorists are being warned that by Easter, if nothing is done to stem the soaring cost of fuel, they could be paying as much as eight pence more per litre. The average family [...]
(Read More)13th Jan 11
Government to look at strike law reform
by Paul Russell
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he is considering the possibility of reforming the country’s strike laws as a wave of protests looks set to threaten transport systems across the UK, British Airways and fuel depots. During prime minister’s questions, Mr Cameron announced that he was worried that irresponsible strike action could be called for [...]
(Read More)12th Jan 11
Daniels of Lloyds up for two million pound bonus
by Harry Oldfield
Lloyds Banking Group chief Eric Daniels is set for a bonus of around £2m this year, according to reports that have emerged. Mr Daniels, who will step down in March, has famously turned down taking a bonus over the past two years however will not do it a third time, sources have suggested. The government [...]
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