Nato members account for over half the fastest falling defence budgets – as Russia’s spending soars September 1, 2014 Nato members comprised over half of the world's 20 fastest shrinking defence budgets between 2012 and 2014, according to research from IHS. Out of the 20 nations exercising the most spending restraint when it came to defence, 13 were Nato members, with the Alliances' spending dropping by $93bn (£56bn) over the past two years. In [...]
John McCain calls for US to arm Ukraine against “Russian invasion” September 1, 2014 Senior US senators are calling for America to provide arms and equipment to the Ukrainian government to aid in its fight against "a Russian invasion". Republican senator and former presidential candidate John McCain told CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday: "Give them the weapons they need, give them the wherewithal they need, give them the ability [...]
100 Tory MPs could defy PM with a pledge to leave the EU September 1, 2014 As many as 100 Conservative MPs are preparing to defy David Cameron with a promise to vote to leave the European Union at next year's general election regardless of what the Prime Minister can renegotiate in Brussels, it has been reported. Tory eurosceptics will promise in their personal manifestos that they will vote to quit [...]
Businesses back new deal with the EU August 31, 2014 UK businesses overwhelmingly support the UK renegotiating its relationship with the European Union, according to a poll conducted for the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) The BCC said 60 per cent of firms surveyed believed repatriating powers from Brussels to Westminster would provide benefits for the UK economy. BCC director general John Longworth said Britain's [...]
Islamist militia occupies US embassy compound in Libyan capital August 31, 2014 An Islamist-allied militia group has "secured" a US embassy compound in Tripoli, reports the AP. Called Dawn of Libya, the group says it has occupied the buildings over a month after US staff were evacuated. A journalist for the AP who was invited to examine the compound said that most the equipment left by US [...]
Many MPs oblivious to policies that help entrepreneurs, poll finds August 31, 2014 Many MPs are unaware of the host of policies in place to support entrepreneurship and are largely split along party lines on how best to support Britain's wealth creators, according to new polling conducted for the think tank The Entrepreneurs Network. The YouGov poll of 105 MPs found an extraordinary lack of knowledge of already [...]
PM contemplates ban on jihadists returning to Britain August 31, 2014 Jihadists fighting in Iraq and Syria, who were born in Britain could be temporarily barred from returning home under plans being considered by the government, according to the BBC. Those suspected of fighting on behalf of terrorist organisations will be allowed to retain their citizenship but could not comeback to the UK for an as [...]
BBC Trust on the cusp of first female chair August 31, 2014 The BBC Trust is set to gain its first female chair in the form of Rona Fairhead the ex-chief of the Financial Times Group. On Saturday culture secretary Sajid Javid announced Fairhead was the preferred candidate to replace Lord Patten, who stepped down in May. Fairhead, 53 and graduate of Harvard Business School would be [...]
Ukip set for a landslide victory in Clacton after Carswell defection August 31, 2014 David Cameron is facing a major defeat in the Clacton by-election after polling for the Mail on Sunday revealed Ukip were set to win the seat with 64 per cent of vote. The by-election was triggered after the prominent Conservative MP Douglas Carswell switched parties and decided to put himself at the mercy of constituents [...]
EU vows to hit Russia with fresh sanctions ‘within a week’ August 31, 2014 The European Union has threatened Russia with a new round of sanctions if it fails to reverse its latest intervention in Ukraine. Tensions in the region have dramatically escalated in the last week, with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko saying his country was "close to a point of no return – full scale-war" with Russia. Poroshenko [...]
