Coalition seeks supporters of military action in Iraq and Syria as strikes on Islamic State considered September 4, 2014 The Conservative party has begun canvassing its MPs to find out if they would support military action in Iraq and Syria, as leaders from all three main parties appeared to be warming towards possible air strikes yesterday. As the Nato summit got underway in Wales, Tory party whips were quizzing MPs to find out how [...]
United against Scottish independence but Miliband’s unholy alliance with Cameron is broken September 4, 2014 Westminter’s biggest political hitters, David Cameron and Ed Miliband, raised the stakes in the Scottish referendum debate yesterday by turning against each other just weeks before voters go to the polls. During a visit to Lanarkshire yesterday, the Labour leader sought to position himself as odds-on favourite to win the general election in 2015, an [...]
Outsider David Lammy seeks first-mover advantage in London Mayor bid September 4, 2014 Labour MP David Lammy has made an early bid for his party’s nomination to be the next London Mayor. The Tottenham MP threw his hat into the ring yesterday morning, nearly a year to the day since he first announced he was considering running for the coveted London role. “I spent a long [...]
Advertising giant WPP buys up a slice of Brazil with Try acquisition September 4, 2014 Advertising agency WPP yesterday announced it had acquired a majority stake in Cairos Usabilidade Eireli, a Brazil-based development agency known as Try. Described by WPP as “a user experience agency that designs and develops custom web, mobile, desktop and touch-enabled applications”, Try employs 22 people and has a number of high profile clients. WPP said [...]
Vote No to Scottish independence urges Lloyd’s of London boss John Nelson September 3, 2014 The chairman of Lloyd’s of London last night urged Scots to vote No in the independence referendum which is just two weeks away, warning a Yes vote would be a blow to the City. At the insurance market’s annual dinner, John Nelson threw his weight behind a united UK, telling guests he would be “extremely [...]
UK energy supply for winter is uncertain, National Grid admits September 2, 2014 The UK’s energy supply for this winter is “uncertain”, the National Grid admitted yesterday, as it launched a plan to shore up the supply ahead of cold weather in the coming months. The electricity network operator is seeking extra supply capacity from power generators as a precautionary measure, according to a statement yesterday. It has [...]
Militants claim to have killed second US man September 2, 2014 ISLAMIC State (IS) militants claim to have killed a second US journalist held captive alongside James Foley, who was murdered last month. A video released yesterday and entitled “A second message to America” is thought to show the beheading of writer Steven Sotloff, who was captured in Syria last year. Sotloff’s life had been threatened by [...]
Lib Dems plan free childcare September 2, 2014 NICK Clegg has today promised free childcare for all two-year-olds if he is re-elected next year, paid for in part by scrapping the Tory-backed tax break for married couples. The plan to get rid of the tax incentive will not go down well with the Prime Minister, who pushed hard for the policy. Under the [...]
Direct Line set to join FTSE 100 as Barratt slides down the list September 2, 2014 Insurer Direct Line looks set to join the coveted FTSE 100 listing this week alongside newcomer Dixons Carphone, as the FTSE committee conducts its quarterly review. The changes are likely to be announced later today and could also see homebuilder Barratt demoted out of the top 100 blue chip companies. The developer only joined the [...]
David Cameron and Nick Clegg split over anti-terror powers September 1, 2014 David Cameron and Nick Clegg are at odds over new anti-terror powers announced by the Prime Minister yesterday, with the coalition partners agreeing to just three out of the five changes so far. Cameron yesterday unveiled widely-expected beefed up powers to tackle the threat posed to the UK by the Islamic State terrorist group, telling [...]
