The Blog
17 December 2014Housing is one of the most important issues facing the voters when they go to the polls in May. As Ukip continues to maintain a steady 15% in polls, pressure is mounting to provide answers to issues outside Britain’s relationship with the EU. Last month, Nigel Farage came under scrutiny about the party’s NHS position,… [Read More]
16 December 2014As well as restricting benefits access, yesterday Ed Miliband announced new plans for EU migrants already here, already in work. He wants to stop Europeans being exploited so their work doesn’t undermine British pay and conditions. David Cameron recently presented comparable plans, looking not just at limiting ‘pull factors’, but dealing with the stresses of… [Read More]
11 December 2014Today, the findings of a government commissioned report led by economist Jim O’Neill exploring the growing threat of drug resistant infections have been revealed. The results warn that drug resistant infections could cause 10 million global deaths annually by 2050, with a subsequent colossal impact on the world’s economy. On a societal level, it seems… [Read More]
10 December 2014The lack of housing supply in the UK has been a problem since the late 1980s when local councils were prevented from building. Running up to the next election, all parties have pledged to find ways of increasing supply. During the conference season Labour promised to build an added 200,000 houses by 2020, the Liberal… [Read More]
5 December 2014Three pro-European parties look set to form a coalition after Moldova’s elections last Sunday. The Liberal Democrats, the Democrats and the Liberals took 44% of the vote altogether and aim to achieve EU candidate status by 2017. But voting was affected by the banning of a pro-Russian party shortly before Moldovans went to the polls.… [Read More]
4 December 2014Efforts to guard essential services while maintaining financial sustainability have led NEW Devon CCG to require patients with a BMI of over 35 to shed 5% of their body weight before non-essential surgery. The same applies to smokers who are required to quit 8 weeks before their operations. It is now accepted that smoking and… [Read More]
3 December 2014‘Are we any better than we were four years ago?’ According to the ONS’ latest Economic Review, GDP remains strong with a seventh consecutive quarter of growth and an overall rise of 3 per cent since last year, marking by far the best period of economic stability since 2008. Real earnings have fallen fast for… [Read More]
2 December 2014On Friday the Prime Minister presented his EU renegotiation goals in detail. He could never please everyone – rebellious backbenchers, wavering Ukip voters, pro-Europeans and continental leaders – but made a concerted effort to construct a reform plan fair and palatable to most parties. His major compromise was explicit support for the ‘free movement of… [Read More]
28 November 2014EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has unveiled a shiny new plan to stimulate Europe’s stagnant economy. Juncker’s €315bn (£249bn) plan is designed to attract private capital but so far it has attracted a lot of scepticism from various MEPs and economists. The €315bn figure certainly sounds impressive – but this figure is the dream; there… [Read More]
27 November 2014Ask a room of people to raise their hands if they have suffered from a bout of flu in the past year you are likely to see around a quarter raising their hands. Ask the same group how many have experienced a mental health episode in the same period and you are unlikely to witness… [Read More]
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