Living costs - Politics.co.uk

Did your email system distort this newsletter? Click here to see it online. To make sure emails from Politics.co.uk don’t go into your junk folder, please add us to your email contacts. To stop receiving emails such as this, please update your preferences or unsubscribe here.
"We mustn’t get ourselves in the position of again being against this. That would be a disaster for the party."   The cost of living debate Tories warn Cameron of 'disaster' if he opposes living wage David Cameron's opposition to the living wage risks "disaster" for the Conservative's electoral prospects, a group of Tory MPs has warned. Ed Miliband cost of living speech in full Ed Miliband's speech pressing home his advantage on the cost of living crisis - in full and unedited. The living wage: David Cameron deserts the centre ground The living wage was the perfect opportunity for David Cameron to show that he has reformed the Conservative party. Once again, he has failed to take it. Miliband under pressure to make living wage compulsory Ed Miliband's plans to encourage businesses to pay the living wage will "not significantly" tackle lower pay, members of his party warned him today. In other news... Godfrey Bloom: ban public sector workers from voting Public sector workers and people living on benefits should be stripped of the right to vote, former Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom has said. Big Brother: British citizens more watched than under Stasi The British government now has more information on its citizens than the Stasi, former conservative shadow home secretary David Davis said last night. Study: Immigrants are net contributors to the economy Immigrants pay more tax into the British economy than native Brits and claim less in benefits, according to a new study. Boris attacks government's 'gelatinous indecision' on airport expansion Boris Johnson today urged the government to "get their skates on" and build a new hub airport in the Thames Estuary. And finally... Comment: If you think HS2 will stay in budget you're living in denial The cost predictions for this catastrophic misjudgement are as flawed as the business case. Interview: Jenny Jones Politics.co.uk talks to the House of Lords' first green peer as she prepares to enter the Chamber for the first time. WATCH: Parliament is full of crap Watch a hilarious clip from the second season of BBC 3's The Revolution Will Be Televised.	Advertise your job vacancies here North-South new rail link: HS2, more than a railway [Opinion Former Infographic] An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north-south rail link. BHA: London Oratory School won't back down on admissions The London Oratory School, a state Catholic school, is challenging a decision made by the OSA on admissions. MRSA Action UK launches poster campaign with local school Correct hand washing can directly prevent the spread of MRSA and can save lives. ESRC: Dementia isn't the end of fun! "Dementia is so often equated with 'doom and gloom', but living with dementia can still be a life full of fun." BSA: Consumer confusion over Help to Buy Scheme 43% of active first time buyers confused over the Government’s Help to Buy scheme. ESRC: Does talking about race fuel racism? Imagine if we just stopped mentioning race, would the EDL and other far right groups cease to exist? IET: Perkins’ Review “a clear way forward” to close skills gap Professor John Perkins’ Review of Engineering Skills, published today, has been welcomed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). RSPCA calls on Lords to provide defence for dog owners Dog owners whose pets accidentally injure someone could face up to five years in jail.

This email has been sent to you by Politics.co.uk because you previously registered on our site. To stop receiving emails like this please update your preferences or unsubscribe here. Politics.co.uk, South Quay Plaza 2, 183 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH. Registered in England with company number 07092149.

© 2004-2013 Politics.co.uk

• Privacy
• Terms of use

Labour walks away from EU referendum fight - politics.co.uk

Did your email system distort this newsletter? Click here to see it online. To make sure emails from Politics.co.uk don’t go into your junk folder, please add us to your email contacts. To stop receiving emails such as this, please update your preferences or unsubscribe here.
"It's unprecedented for a governing party to use backdoor parliamentary procedure to propose major constitutional change"  EU referendum bill Labour admits it: EU referendum bill 'will get through Commons' Labour is conceding the Conservative-backed bill which seeks to guarantee an in-or-out referendum in the next parliament will pass its Commons stages. EU referendum bill analysis: Ignoring the 'gimmick' might backfire The Tories' EU referendum bill is being ignored by Labour - and making much quicker progress through the Commons as a result. Who will stop the EU taking control of the UK's drug powers? In other news... Calls for an Ofcom investigation into Downton Abbey show how sensitive and entitled we are Are viewers now complaining to the regulator because TV dramas contain drama? After the war, surrender: Govt buckles to press The government appeared to buckle to the press in the ongoing row over regulation yesterday, when Maria Miller invited publishers to set up their own body rather than submit to the state-backed royal charter. Miliband under pressure to make living wage compulsory Ed Miliband's plans to encourage businesses to pay the living wage will "not significantly" tackle lower pay, members of his party warned him today. Cameron makes HS2 his unity line David Cameron made the case for HS2 today, in a move which suggests he is prepared to risk his authority on the project in order to secure support in the north.	Advertise your job vacancies here BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. CIOB: Identifying the construction leaders of tomorrow CIOB challenges universities to compete in Global Student Challenge initiative. North-South new rail link: HS2, more than a railway [Opinion Former Infographic] An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north-south rail link. ESRC: Rude Britannia – what our politeness says about our nation Britain is still a nation of polite people, and fears that social media makes us ruder is a myth. BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. ESRC: Climate change action "a matter of life and death" Infrastructure a matter of life and death for people in countries most affected by climate change. NASUWT: "Nick Clegg fools no-one" “Does Nick Clegg honestly think that either the teaching profession or parents will be impressed?" RSPCA: Trust in ready meals declines as demand for ethical food rises Britain - ready meal capital of Western Europe - loses trust in pre-prepared food and demand for higher welfare food rises.

This email has been sent to you by Politics.co.uk because you previously registered on our site. To stop receiving emails like this please update your preferences or unsubscribe here. Politics.co.uk, South Quay Plaza 2, 183 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH. Registered in England with company number 07092149.

© 2004-2013 Politics.co.uk

• Privacy
• Terms of use

The Week in Review: Obvious storm metaphor - politics.co.uk

Did your email system distort this newsletter? Click here to see it online. To make sure emails from Politics.co.uk don’t go into your junk folder, please add us to your email contacts. To stop receiving emails such as this, please update your preferences or unsubscribe here.
There were four storms rocking British politics this week. And one of them actually involved weather. It must be what the weatherpersons live for. There is nothing they like more than a drought, or floods, or in this case hurricane-force gusts. Cast your mind back to last weekend and you'll recall exactly how worked up they were. The weatherfolk were in heaven. My wife was getting distinctly worked up. Normally the government is able to get through these crises very easily. Just look at how they fared after the 1987 hurricane, for example, and you'll see how easy it is for weather worries to disappear into the cauldron of partisan hatred. The 2013 anticyclonic tropical storm, or whatever, was less calamitous. Even if the intervention of a crane about the Cabinet Office led to an unexpected disruption in Nick Clegg's media schedule of deputy-prime-ministerial jibber-jabber. By then all three of the definitely non-literal tempests tracking their way through Westminster were underway. Actually, that's not quite right. One was slowly approaching. Another had already rushed through. The third continued to rage overhead. The approaching tornado is HS2. Despite all the fuss you've heard about it this week, the truth is this is only the warm-up act. Our politics.co.uk meteorologists are forecasting it will be tracking across the Atlantic (in a Y-shaped formation, of course) before slamming into Westminster some time next spring. Curiously, Labour politicians are especially vulnerable to the gusts this one will bring. A split between the party's frontbench (not sure about spending all that cash) and backbenches (desperate to get the economic benefits) looked dangerous as the paving bill completed its Commons stages on Thursday, but shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh did a decent job of patching over them. For now. The passings squall is, despite all the lurid headlines, the phone-hacking scandal. That's how it seems right now, anyway. At its height this was the scandal which dominated the news for weeks on end. But now, despite the trial now ongoing at the Old Bailey, in purely political terms the damage seems to have already been done. David Cameron has not yet been hit hard by any shocking new revelation produced by the prosecution team. Until that happens, it looks like this is one typhoon of news which has already whisked its way through Britain. That just leaves the one remaining figurative storm which might, just might, one day end up actually turning off the lights. The furore over gas and electricity prices generated a media storm which peaked this week with the appearance of energy company bosses before MPs in Westminster. I was in the room to watch it unfold. The atmosphere was horribly tense - but, astonishingly, the bosses were able to hold their nerve. Such was the ineptness of the questioning from the energy and climate change committee that the energy chiefs were actually able to lobby for a reduction in the green and social subsidies the government imposes on their customers. Still, as prime minister's questions showed once again, energy remains a hot topic. Pun intended. David Cameron's decision to accept an offer to kick the issue into the long grass by ordering a Competition Commission inquiry mean it's possible this week might just be the peak of a this particular patch of bad political weather. This was also the week when the privy council decided to adopt its own version of regulation for the press, by the way. Unfortunately that didn't fit into my little storm analogy, so it's got forgotten about. Who said good journalism was dead, anyway? Monday How MPs respond to hurricanes: A 1987 case study How do MPs respond when massive storms batter Britain's shores? By bickering about who picks up the bill, of course. Grant Shapps' attack on the BBC is an act of bare-faced political thuggery The Tory party chairman has given the BBC an explicit warning: Give us favourable coverage or we'll have our revenge in 2016. Swindon, we have a problem: UK 'underfunding' galactic-sized space ambitions MPs have expressed concern after discovering Britain's booming space sector, which the government hopes will grow fourfold by 2030, is being overseen by just 44 staff - mostly based in Swindon. Tuesday Energy prices grilling sketch: Three suits and a salesman The logic was impenetrable, the avalanche of numbers overwhelming. But this afternoon's grilling of energy firm bosses contained a big clue proving the suspicion of everyone that electricity and gas is all but dead. Comment: Snowden saga has left Britain adrift The Land of the Free has become Big Brother Central. As the Edward Snowden saga drags on, Britain must ask itself: Which side of the Atlantic are we really on? Comment: Don't dismiss celebrity politics – young people can learn from famous campaigners The commentariat reacted snootily to Russell Brand's call for political revolution, but many young people get positive messages from celebrity politicians. Wednesday Coulson–Brooks affair revealed in phone-hacking trial A six-year affair between Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson has been revealed during the court case at the Old Bailey. Shrinking power: One Direction and supermarket boss humiliate Cameron in influence stakes A supermarket chief and five-piece global pop phenomenon have handed David Cameron's status twin setbacks this morning. Comment: The press is hypocritical and irresponsible – but we must defend it against the state The press paints bullying as principle and arrogance as saintliness. But the secret work of the Privy Council shows it's better than the alternative. Thursday Coulson–Brooks affair revealed in phone-hacking trial A six-year affair between Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson has been revealed during the court case at the Old Bailey. Labour sticks with HS2 as high speed rail bill passes Commons Labour's frontbench has offered strong support for the government's HS2 project, as the Commons voted through a bill paving the way for the £42 billion scheme to go ahead. Comment: The press is hypocritical and irresponsible – but we must defend it against the state The press paints bullying as principle and arrogance as saintliness. But the secret work of the Privy Council shows it's better than the alternative. Friday Phone-hacking trial: Coulson gave order to 'do his phone' Andy Coulson instructed a colleague investigating a story about model Calum Best to "do his phone", jurors in the phone-hacking trial have been told. Comment: Eating animals is like slavery - it has to end now Ultimately the exploitation of animals for human ends must be stopped – just as slavery, child labour and other social ills have been. Tory wants cannabis legalised 'for medicinal purposes' A Conservative MP is calling on the government to do more to make cannabis available for those suffering intense pain.	Advertise your job vacancies here BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. CIOB: Identifying the construction leaders of tomorrow CIOB challenges universities to compete in Global Student Challenge initiative. North-South new rail link: HS2, more than a railway [Opinion Former Infographic] An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north-south rail link. ESRC: Rude Britannia – what our politeness says about our nation Britain is still a nation of polite people, and fears that social media makes us ruder is a myth. BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. ESRC: Climate change action "a matter of life and death" Infrastructure a matter of life and death for people in countries most affected by climate change. NASUWT: "Nick Clegg fools no-one" “Does Nick Clegg honestly think that either the teaching profession or parents will be impressed?" RSPCA: Trust in ready meals declines as demand for ethical food rises Britain - ready meal capital of Western Europe - loses trust in pre-prepared food and demand for higher welfare food rises.

This email has been sent to you by Politics.co.uk because you previously registered on our site. To stop receiving emails like this please update your preferences or unsubscribe here. Politics.co.uk, South Quay Plaza 2, 183 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH. Registered in England with company number 07092149.

© 2004-2013 Politics.co.uk

• Privacy
• Terms of use

Osborne's RBS gamble - politics.co.uk

Did your email system distort this newsletter? Click here to see it online. To make sure emails from Politics.co.uk don’t go into your junk folder, please add us to your email contacts. To stop receiving emails such as this, please update your preferences or unsubscribe here.
"My absolute determination is to get back the money that the British taxpayer put in... Hopefully and eventually we will get our money back." Osborne's RBS gamble RBS: Osborne raises stakes with 'internal bad bank' move The government has decided not to break up the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), in a move which could make it harder to recoup taxpayers' money. Tory times Tory wants cannabis legalised 'for medicinal purposes' A Conservative MP is calling on the government to do more to make cannabis available for those suffering intense pain. Countryside voters turning back on Tories Conservative support is splintering in the Shires, a poll placed before ministers earlier this month has revealed. Shrinking power: One Direction and supermarket boss humiliate Cameron in influence stakes A supermarket chief and five-piece global pop phenomenon have handed David Cameron's status twin setbacks this morning. Phone-hacking Coulson–Brooks affair revealed in phone-hacking trial A six-year affair between Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson has been revealed during the court case at the Old Bailey. Foreign affairs Kerry accepts spying excesses The US' surveillance programme "reached too far", a London audience has been told by John Kerry. 'Give us a vote' on European arrest warrant MPs are demanding to be given a vote on Britain's continued involvement in the European arrest warrant. Nom nom Comment: Eating animals is like slavery - it has to end now Ultimately the exploitation of animals for human ends must be stopped – just as slavery, child labour and other social ills have been.	Advertise your job vacancies here BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. CIOB: Identifying the construction leaders of tomorrow CIOB challenges universities to compete in Global Student Challenge initiative. North-South new rail link: HS2, more than a railway [Opinion Former Infographic] An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north-south rail link. ESRC: Rude Britannia – what our politeness says about our nation Britain is still a nation of polite people, and fears that social media makes us ruder is a myth. BSA: September mortgage lending by mutual sector shows 50% rise Lending by building societies and other mutuals was 50% higher in September 2013 than 2012. RSPCA welcomes new European Commission study into puppy trade The RSPCA has welcomed the launch of a new study into the puppy trade across Europe. ESRC: Climate change action "a matter of life and death" Infrastructure a matter of life and death for people in countries most affected by climate change. NASUWT: "Nick Clegg fools no-one" “Does Nick Clegg honestly think that either the teaching profession or parents will be impressed?" RSPCA: Trust in ready meals declines as demand for ethical food rises Britain - ready meal capital of Western Europe - loses trust in pre-prepared food and demand for higher welfare food rises.

This email has been sent to you by Politics.co.uk because you previously registered on our site. To stop receiving emails like this please update your preferences or unsubscribe here. Politics.co.uk, South Quay Plaza 2, 183 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH. Registered in England with company number 07092149.

© 2004-2013 Politics.co.uk

• Privacy
• Terms of use