Theresa May’s heading on her first international trade mission October 16, 2016 Theresa May is heading to India to russle up business ties with the country in her first international trade mission as Prime Minister in a bid to boost the economy after Brexit. A number of deals are expected to be signed on the visit which will take place at the start of November and May will meet with [...]
These are the arguments Boris Johnson would have made for Remain October 16, 2016 Boris Johnson questioned whether the logic for Brexit was "wholly correct" in a never before published article just days before he came out supporting Britain leaving the EU. The secret column was drafted by the now foreign secretary in February and argued that the implications of Brexit on relationships with Scotland and Russia needed to be considered. Read [...]
Nicola Sturgeon to declare Scotland “open for business” with Brexit trade hub plan October 15, 2016 Nicola Sturgeon is to set out new post-Brexit trading structures and declare Scotland “open for business”. Concluding the Scottish National Party conference in Glasgow, Sturgeon will announce plans for a new trade hub in Berlin along with trade staff in order to boost European exports. The First Minister is also expected to attack the Conservative [...]
May you leave us alone? Mark Carney says Bank of England won’t be instructed by politicians October 15, 2016 Mark Carney has said the Bank of England will not be told what to do by politicians. Speaking shortly after Prime Minister Theresa May questioned the impact of quantitative easing policies, the Bank’s governor said on Friday that his job is sometimes made more difficult by comments from the political world. Read more: Theresa May [...]
George Osborne tells Theresa May to expand Heathrow October 14, 2016 George Osborne has ordered Prime Minister Theresa May to give a green light for a third runway at Heathrow, just days before the new government is set to announce its decision on airport expansion. The former chancellor, who was sacked by May after six years in Number 11, said the case for expanding the west [...]
Hillary Clinton set for landslide victory in US Presidential Election, spread betters say October 14, 2016 Hillary Clinton is set for a landslide victory in the upcoming US Presidential Election, according to political spread betting firm Sporting Index. The former First Lady and secretary of state is running against controversial Republican nominee Donald Trump, however, Sporting Index predicts Clinton will be elected President on 8 November with 327 electoral college votes. [...]
Editor’s diary: Adam Smith gets a rebrand for 21st century politics October 14, 2016 We hear a lot about neoliberalism these days. More often than not it’s a phrase thrown around by pro-Corbyn activists as a form of insult that ranks alongside “Blairite”. Indeed, you’ll often hear the two phrases together. Owen Smith, who challenged Corbyn for the leadership on a policy platform of higher taxes, nationalisations and state expenditure [...]
EEF urges government to ensure its industrial strategy helps defence firms October 14, 2016 EEF has called on the government to ensure that its industrial strategy bolsters companies in the defence and security supply chain. It believes that a boost to the capability of, and spin off technologies in, the sectors are vital to the future of high value manufacturing in the UK. "The advantage to the UK economy of maintaining [...]
The IoD has called on Theresa May to scrap the “tens of thousands” target for net migration in an overhaul of policy October 14, 2016 The IoD has called for Theresa May to scrap a “tens of thousands” net migration target, and warned against a dramatic clampdown as the UK withdraws from the EU. May has been clear since the Brexit vote that immigration reform will be a critical part of the government's response. And earlier this month, the government [...]
Higher taxes and more debt are the only alternatives to real state pension reform October 13, 2016 Engineering an exit from the European Union will be the most significant administrative challenge faced by Whitehall since the Second World War. But ministers must resist the temptation to put the public service reform agenda on the backburner. The economic uncertainty created by June’s referendum means that driving efficiency is now more important than ever. [...]