Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Bigmouths strike again - politics.co.uk

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"If the impression is given the conservative backbenchers are a bunch of right-wing people being kept reasonable by the Liberal Democrats, that's not helpful to us and it's not true"

Bigmouths strike again

Turn down the volume, Tory begs right-wing loudmouths

Media can't be blamed for focusing on right-wingers, Mowat concedes - but the impact is bad for the Tories

Tory right-wingers dominating the media are hurting the party's hopes of winning the next general election, a Conservative backbencher has warned.

Immigration firing squad

Blog: The BBC's political editor sounds like a government minister

The Beeb: reflecting public views, or helping the public form them?

The job of the BBC is not to 'reflect public concern' about immigration. It's to provide accurate information so the public can come to its own opinion.

99,999: The Tory immigration target they'll never reach

The Tories made big promises on immigration - which Vince Cable has now declared they won't be able to keep

Conservatives in government will fail to meet their target of cutting net migration from the hundreds to the tens of thousands by May 2015, business secretary Vince Cable has declared.

In other news...

MPs suspicious of Defra disabled 'bias'

A bias against disabled staff at Defra?

Managers at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are facing suspicion they are discriminating against disabled staff.

IDS and Osborne at war over welfare - again

Iain Duncan Smith goes to war with the Treasury

Iain Duncan Smith entered into another period of hostilities with the chancellor today, after George Osborne announced plans to make further cuts to the welfare budget in 2016 and 2017.

And finally... Nick Clegg is a condom

Boris: 'Nick Clegg is a prophylactic protection device'

Boris effectively calls Clegg a condom

The mayor of London effectively called the deputy prime minister a condom today, in a colourful new low in their ongoing war of words

Our club: Sports clubs to get young people working

VIDEO: Morrisons is pioneering a new programme in famous sporting venues around the UK to help young unemployed people get back into work.

China destroys more than six tonnes of confiscated ivory

The Chinese government destroyed over six tonnes of confiscated elephant ivory and ivory products.

Manufacturing output rises at fastest pace since February 2011

The end of 2013 saw growth of the global manufacturing sector accelerate to a 32-month high according to the J.P.Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers Index). Within these figures, the UK performed particularly well and continues to point to strong growth.

Mutuals perform strongly in November 2013

Building societies and other mutual lenders continued to extend lending to UK homebuyers with net lending of £1.1 billion in November, and £12.1 billion in the first eleven months of 2013.

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