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8 November 2013The EU-US trade deal, hailed as the biggest bilateral trade agreement in history, and referred to by Obama as the ‘economic NATO’ is facing possible delays after anger in Europe over US mass surveillance. Whistle-blower Edward Snowden leaked information showing that the US was spying on 80 embassies and consulates worldwide, including German government offices… [Read More]
7 November 2013However costly it is to provide London’s water, a modest level of usage needs to be kept inexpensive for all. Scarce resource pricing is the solution.
6 November 2013BAE Systems, one of the world’s biggest defence, security and aerospace companies, is to announce today that 1,775 workers will be made redundant from three of its shipyards: Portsmouth, Govan, and Scotstoun yard in Glasgow. Portsmouth shipyard, the last place in England that can build advanced warships (something to bear in mind in the lead… [Read More]
5 November 2013In an interview on Friday with the Health Service Journal, Care Minister Norman Lamb outlined more about the plans he announced in May for “integration pioneers”, which will seek to forge ways to bring about service integration. Up until now, only Torbay and handful of other localities have provided working case studies, and the wider… [Read More]
4 November 2013The last week has seen studies and counter-studies from different Eurofactions. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) released a report today arguing ‘EU membership is the best vehicle for achieving these open, global ambitions in the 21stcentury’. The CBI’s study is hefty at 187 pages, and concedes that there are numerous areas in which the… [Read More]
1 November 2013French President Francois Hollande has refused to back down on imposing a 75% tax on French football clubs, despite planned strike action at the end of this month. After a meeting yesterday with French football officials Hollande insisted that the tax was necessary to reduce France’s public deficit. France needs to raise tax revenues after… [Read More]
31 October 2013Every age-group has its own set of needs and issues but not every year group is the same size.
30 October 2013The Prime Minister announced yesterday that the UK is to be the first western country to offer sharia-compliant bonds. In the second phase of a drive to reassert London’s place as the world’s financial capital, the Debt Management Office (DMO) will offer ‘sukuk’ bonds of £200 million. Sharia law forbids investing in companies that gamble… [Read More]
29 October 2013Yesterday, the government released a report into complaints procedure in the NHS. It was led by Ann Clwyd MP, the Labour MP for Cynon Valley in Wales, and Professor Tricia Hart, Chief Executive of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust. Clwyd’s husband Owen Roberts died last year in hospital, and the emotional account she gave of… [Read More]
28 October 2013My pessimism in last Friday’s blog was misplaced: the Brussels EU summit has made meaningful progress, and progress in a British direction at that. The European Commission’s President, José Manuel Barroso, has acceded to Anglo-Dutch pressure to reduce red tape which limits businesses and economic growth. In a fringe meeting over the weekend, Cameron lauded his… [Read More]
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