CashMachineHackHoax: September 2013

Monday 30 September 2013

Osborne's cost of driving crisis - Politics.co.uk

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"George Osborne's parents watched their little boy be all "serious" at the Conservative party conference - but he couldn't help showing off to them all the same." George Osborne's conference speech Sketch: After years of misery, Osborne overdoes the gloating George Osborne's parents watched their little boy be all "serious" at the Conservative party conference - but he couldn't help showing off to them all the same. Dear George: How Osborne can end our something for nothing culture Three suggestions for the chancellor Comment: Help to Buy will betray a generation The government's controversial extension of Help to Buy has arrived three months early - and it's short-term politics at its ugliest. George Osborne to freeze fuel duty until 2015 George Osborne will today pledge to end the "something for nothing culture" as he unveils plans to force the long term unemployed to take on unpaid work. In other news... Family feud: Miliband takes on Daily Mail Ed Miliband has demanded a right of reply after the Daily Mail claimed his dead dad hated Britain. 'Plague carrier' Nigel Farage offers Tory-Ukip deal Ukip candidates will be permitted to run in joint tickets alongside Conservative MPs, Nigel Farage has suggested. Mention of Nigel Farage deleted from Tory conference pamphlet A debate between Nigel Farage and Bill Cash has been deliberately deleted from the Tory conference fringe listings guidebook, organisers said today. Mental health group criticises Cameron for 'nuts' comment David Cameron has been criticised by mental health campaigners after he branded Ed Miliband "nuts" for wanting to cancel a drop in corporation tax. Labour surges ahead in the polls as Tory conference opens Labour enjoyed a significant post-conference bounce today, putting them 11 points ahead of the Tories as the governing party met in Manchester for its annual conference.	People like you lose their jobs, become disabled, get trapped in low wage jobs Benefits debate failing ordinary families: new polling and CPAG letter to party leaders The current debate about social security is failing ordinary families, according to a new campaign. IET: High Speed 2 should be part of integrated transport policy Europe’s largest body of engineers is calling for the High Speed 2 (HS2) proposals to be reassessed to become part of an integrated transport programme of metro, rail, bus and road projects to revitalise the cities of the Midlands and North. NASUWT: Global attacks on trade unions are attacks on fairness, equality and social justice Teacher trade unionists in Colombia, Iraq, Zimbabwe and Bahrain are being subjected to violence and oppression. CIOT: Institute and IFS take tax debate to party conferences – and you are invited Key policy-makers and high profile journalists will be joining the CIOT and the Institute for Fiscal Studies at the main party conferences this autumn for a series of debates on the future of the tax system. RSPCA: Petition against badger cull reaches 300,000 signatures A petition calling on the Government to put a stop to the pilot badger cull climbed to 300,000 in the two weeks since the first animal was shot. CAFH: Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare Founder short listed for Inspiration Awards For Women 2013 Founder of Conservatives Against Fox Hunting - Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare campaigns is shortlisted for award. BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

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Friday 27 September 2013

The Week in Review: Miliband sets his trap - Politics.co.uk

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It was a trap so obvious, it's amazing anyone decided to step into it. Ed Miliband's pledge to freeze energy bills was a shark pit so clearly marked you could make it out at fifty paces during a power cut. "Please step into it," the Labour leader all but shouted from the conference stage. Please for the love of God just dip your toes in. While senior Tories loitered gingerly around the edges, Lib Dem energy secretary Ed Davey pulled on his trunks and dived straight into the cool dark waters below. "Labour risk the lights going out," he declared, warning that energy bosses would be starved of the "investment" they so dearly needed. If there was any doubt whose side he was on, a picture of Davey grinning with energy company execs quickly removed it. "Congratulations to @eonenergyuk for winning the best commercial exhibition stand award at at #ldconf" his press office tweeted, in the most banal yet poorly time tweet of the year. Before long other government figures were jumping into the shark infested waters, with half the British press cheering them on from the side. Red Ed is taking Labour back to the seventies, they protested, as polls showed overwhelming support for his plans. A price freeze would be economic vandalism, they repeated, as Labour regained a nine point lead in the polls. Even Peter Mandelson, a man who was twice forced to resign over his dealings with businessmen, joined in defence of the energy companies. The Labour leader really couldn't have hoped for more. By now the dividing line was so clear Miliband hardly even needed to point it out. People must decide if they're "part of the problem or part of the solution" he explained calmly. "The Conservative party will support [the energy companies], but I'm in a different place. I'm standing up for the British people". By now the government had realised the scale of their error. "Won't somebody think of the energy bosses?" is never going to be an election winning slogan. By coming out so strongly against freezing energy bills they risked confirming all of the worst stereotypes about the coalition. As they clambered onto their lifeboats, Michael Gove was the first to grab at the oars. "One thing that Ed Miliband did get right is that the energy prices at the moment are too high," he told the Question Time audience on Thursday. "I do take what [energy companies] say with a pinch of salt actually." At the start of the week, Miliband's opponents were thrilled at his apparent lurch to the left. By the end of the week, many of them were lurching along with him. Best of news Cameron refuses to debate Salmond on independence David Cameron has formally turned down a debate with Alex Salmond on independence, saying Alistair Darling is a better person to go head-to-head with the Scottish first minister. Blackout warnings from energy bosses a 'bluff' say public The public do not believe threats from energy bosses that Ed Miliband's plans to freeze energy bills would cause blackouts, a new poll has found. Iain Dale cautioned for assaulting protester The publisher of Damian McBride's book has been cautioned for assaulting a protester, during an interview with the former spin doctor this week. Burnham bids to save job with 'historic' NHS motion Andy Burnham will seek to strengthen Labour's commitment to integrating social care into the NHS later - and reinforce his job security in the process. One last smear: McBride attacks Miliband's leadership qualities Ed Miliband's judgement as prime minister would be limited by his "tendency to overthink things", Damian McBride has said. Ed Balls signals retreat on HS2 Ed Balls today signalled a retreat on Labour's support for High Speed 2. Labour pledges 25 hours free childcare Working parents would be entitled to an extra 10 hours of free childcare a week under proposals being announced by Labour today. Best of Comment and Analysis When Peter Mandelson was in favour of bleeding the energy companies Miliband isn't taking Labour back to the seventies. He's taking them back to 1997. Comment: Miliband's fatuous attack on energy firms won't fix anything Miliband's lazy populism means he can only try and cut prices for existing utilities, rather than commit to the investment we need for the future. Analysis: Will Labour's energy price freeze win votes - or lose them? Tensions are already running high in Brighton as energy companies get ready to take on Ed Miliband's price freeze - and the Labour leader may be more vulnerable than he realises. Labour's got the policy, but its press machine is still a shambles Miliband has found a necessary and popular policy, but the party is such a mess he can't sell it. Five reasons for Ed Miliband to be cheerful Ed Miliband enters his conference week in terrible shape, but there is still lots for him to be cheerful about. The Political Week Online The Political Week Online: Labour conference special Miliband: Red Ed and the energy blackout myth.	CIOB video: It's all about people NASUWT comments on GCSE results Commenting on the GCSE results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union, said: NUT Wales comment on GCSE Results Commenting on this year’s GCSE results, NUT Secretary, David Evans, said: NUT comment on GCSE results Commenting on today’s GCSE results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: NASUWT comments ahead of publication of GCSE results The fact that GCSEs are challenging and demanding qualifications is buried in an avalanche of politically motivated, false claims of grade inflation, dumbing-down and easy options, say the NASUWT. CIOT: Institute warns of ‘dangerous precedent’ over tax code for banks Government proposals for a strengthened Code of Practice on Taxation for Banks1 will set a “dangerous precedent” by giving HMRC power to determine and publicly announce non-compliance with the Code without any right of appeal, the Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned.

Threats from energy bosses a bluff say public - Politics.co.uk

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"The way in which the major energy companies have behaved in the past does not give me confidence in everything that they say." Public dismiss threats of widespread blackouts Blackout warnings from energy bosses a 'bluff' say public The public do not believe threats from energy bosses that Ed Miliband's plans to freeze energy bills would cause blackouts, a new poll has found. In other news... Pickles unveils populist crackdown on parking charges Councils will be stopped from "raking in large sums of money" from parking fines under a series of populist proposals unvelied by Eric Pickles ahead of the Conservative party conference. Cameron: I'm not sure if I'm a feminist David Cameron has struggled with whether he is a feminist or not during an interview with a women's magazine. Boris lets the cat out the bag: 'I wish I was back in parliament' Boris Johnson has revealed that he yearns to be back in parliament, in a comment which will be interpreted as a sign that he is laying the ground for an eventual leadership bid.	People like you lose their jobs, become disabled, get trapped in low wage jobs Benefits debate failing ordinary families: new polling and CPAG letter to party leaders The current debate about social security is failing ordinary families, according to a new campaign. IET: High Speed 2 should be part of integrated transport policy Europe’s largest body of engineers is calling for the High Speed 2 (HS2) proposals to be reassessed to become part of an integrated transport programme of metro, rail, bus and road projects to revitalise the cities of the Midlands and North. NASUWT: Global attacks on trade unions are attacks on fairness, equality and social justice Teacher trade unionists in Colombia, Iraq, Zimbabwe and Bahrain are being subjected to violence and oppression. CIOT: Institute and IFS take tax debate to party conferences – and you are invited Key policy-makers and high profile journalists will be joining the CIOT and the Institute for Fiscal Studies at the main party conferences this autumn for a series of debates on the future of the tax system. RSPCA: Petition against badger cull reaches 300,000 signatures A petition calling on the Government to put a stop to the pilot badger cull climbed to 300,000 in the two weeks since the first animal was shot. CAFH: Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare Founder short listed for Inspiration Awards For Women 2013 Founder of Conservatives Against Fox Hunting - Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare campaigns is shortlisted for award. BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Thursday 26 September 2013

Miliband's energy row deepens

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"I believe that perceptions of Labour policy are in danger of being taken backwards." Miliband's energy bill row deepens When Peter Mandelson was in favour of bleeding the energy companies Miliband isn't taking Labour back to the seventies. He's taking them back to 1997. Comment: Miliband's fatuous attack on energy firms won't fix anything Miliband's lazy populism means he can only try and cut prices for existing utilities, rather than commit to the investment we need for the future. Miliband faces onslaught over energy policy – but public support surges Ed Miliband has been subject to a relentless attack from the press and even figures in his own party over plans to fix energy prices, despite signs of a strong response from the public. Gibraltar "last colony in Europe" claims Spain Gibraltar 'the last colony in Europe' claims Spain The row over ownership of Gibraltar ramped up today after Spain called on Britain to hand over "the last colony in Europe." Everything you need to know about Gibraltar in five minutes What's all this I hear about Gibraltar? And finally... Iain Dale cautioned for assaulting protestor The publisher of Damian McBride's book has been cautioned for assaulting a protestor, during an interview with the former spin doctor this week.	People like you lose their jobs, become disabled, get trapped in low wage jobs Benefits debate failing ordinary families: new polling and CPAG letter to party leaders The current debate about social security is failing ordinary families, according to a new campaign. IET: High Speed 2 should be part of integrated transport policy Europe’s largest body of engineers is calling for the High Speed 2 (HS2) proposals to be reassessed to become part of an integrated transport programme of metro, rail, bus and road projects to revitalise the cities of the Midlands and North. NASUWT: Global attacks on trade unions are attacks on fairness, equality and social justice Teacher trade unionists in Colombia, Iraq, Zimbabwe and Bahrain are being subjected to violence and oppression. CIOT: Institute and IFS take tax debate to party conferences – and you are invited Key policy-makers and high profile journalists will be joining the CIOT and the Institute for Fiscal Studies at the main party conferences this autumn for a series of debates on the future of the tax system. RSPCA: Petition against badger cull reaches 300,000 signatures A petition calling on the Government to put a stop to the pilot badger cull climbed to 300,000 in the two weeks since the first animal was shot. CAFH: Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare Founder short listed for Inspiration Awards For Women 2013 Founder of Conservatives Against Fox Hunting - Blue Fox, Blue Badger and Blue Hare campaigns is shortlisted for award. BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law change Last Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religious The Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbers TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programme Rio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essential Voice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEs The outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), Wigan The Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with science Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare.