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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Energy bosses round on Miliband - Politics.co.uk

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Energy bosses round on Miliband 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. Ed Miliband hit by backlash from energy firms Ed Miliband faced a concerted backlash from energy companies and the government today after pledging to freeze energy bills if he becomes prime minister. In other news... Quarter of young people prejudiced against Muslims More than a quarter of young people do not trust Muslims and believe the country would be better off without them, according to a new poll exposing the scale of discrimination across the UK. 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. And finally... Sketch: Miliband's new 'erk' face Last year Ed Miliband had a new message to take to the country. This year he has a whole new face.	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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Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Ed Miliband takes on the energy companies - Politics.co.uk

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Ed Miliband's speech Sketch: Miliband's new 'erk' face Last year Ed Miliband had a new message to take to the country. This year he has a whole new face. Ed Miliband pledges to freeze energy prices Ed Miliband today pledged to freeze gas and electricity prices if he becomes prime minister after the next election. Ed Miliband's conference speech as-it-happens All the news, comment and analysis in the run up to Ed Miliband's conference speech in Brighton. Labour poll lead increases again as Miliband promises 1m new homes Labour's poll lead started to creep up again today, as delegates in Brighton prepared for a speech in which Ed Miliband is expected to promise one million new homes. More from conference Review: Denis Healey sings at Stand Up For Labour He occupies a place in Labour legend. He spoke at the 1945 Labour conference. In 2013 Denis Healey made his conference return - singing lewd songs at a stand-up event somewhere in a backstreet in Brighton. WATCH: Iain Dale wrestles with anti-nuclear protestor Publisher of Damian McBride's book scraps with anti-nuclear protestor on Brighton seafront 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. 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. Ed Balls signals retreat on HS2 Ed Balls today signalled a retreat on Labour's support for High Speed 2. And finally... Comment: Want to reduce the deficit? Legalise cannabis With a flick of the pen the chancellor can hammer the black market and contribute £1.2 billion per annum to the Treasury.	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.

Monday, 23 September 2013

Ed Balls treads on Ed's toes - Politics.co.uk

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"Ed Miliband's toes will be feeling sore after half an hour of Ed Balls treading on them this lunchtime." Ed Balls' conference speech Sketch: Balls treads on Ed's toes Ed Miliband might want to take the opportunity of dipping his toes in the English Channel this week if he gets the chance. They will be feeling sore after half an hour of Ed Balls treading on them this lunchtime. Ed Balls' conference speech in full Ed Balls' full Labour party autumn conference speech from Brighton Reasons for Labour to be cheerful 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. 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. Reasons for Labour to frown Comment: Labour hasn't fixed its biggest 2010 problems After three years of Ed Miliband, Labour still hasn't fixed any of the big internal issues it must resolve by 2015. MMR jab or else: Cruddas alarms Labour with benefit claimant policy threat Labour is distancing itself from a proposal by the party's policy review chief Jon Cruddas that benefit claimants could be forced to give their children the MMR vaccination - or face losing their payouts. In other news... Lib Dem 'kicked in the nuts' by Labour councillors A Liberal Democrat councillor has claimed he is being bullied by Labour councillors on Leicester city council.	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.

Friday, 20 September 2013

The Week in Review: It's wonderful being Nick - politics.co.uk

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It must be wonderful being Nick Clegg. I know this isn't a popular point of view, but I feel it really must be something special. Watching him give his conference speech on Wednesday, I was struck by a man who absolutely believed in everything he was saying. He's not known for his honesty I know, but I really got the impression that for that hour at least, he genuinely believed in every word. I mean it was all nonsense obviously. His claim that he has battled every day to stop right wing Tory policies is obvious and transparent hokum. He's done nothing of the sort. But you could tell that he believed it. You could tell that, in his own mind at least, it all made sense. It was a marvellous construction. A fantastic world in which the public are endlessly grateful for all the hard work he has put in over the past three years. An intoxicating idyll in which voters' main concern is that whoever wins the next election, Clegg must somehow be part of it. But it was all a construction. The public are not grateful for the Lib Dems' influence on government. Far from it. In fact a poll this week found that an overwhelming majority of voters would rather anything but another five years of Clegg. Asked whether they would prefer a single-party government, 67% agreed and just ten per cent wanted another coalition. And as for the Lib Dems' great influence in government? Forget it. The poll found that 51% thought the Tories had benefited most from the coalition while just 19% disagreed. Even worse, just one in three thought that Clegg had reined in the worst excesses of the Conservatives. Now you may not agree with this. You may like Clegg, believe that the world really would fall apart if he stops being deputy prime minister. But the truth is the British public have had a good hard look at life under a coalition and they've decided they've had enough. In many ways I sympathise with Clegg. Like him, I believe that overly powerful governments are a bad thing. Like him, I believe that our current political system puts too much power in too few hands. But Clegg has had three years to change that system and he's got precisely nowhere. And the reason for that, is however much the public may not be keen on the status quo, they are even less keen on the alternatives. Ask most people whether our current electoral system is fair and they will tell you no. Ask them whether they would prefer a system of alternative votes with preferential ordering and they will look at you as if you're mad. And what was true for the AV referendum is true for the coalition government as well. The public may not like overly powerful governments, but they like the alternatives even less. They understand that while they may not have loved everything about the Blair or Thatcher governments, they at least knew who and what they were voting for. With coalition governments, we basically have no idea. There was a brief time before the last election when it looked like we were finally entering a genuinely three party system. At the time it seemed very exciting. Three years later, the excitement has very much gone. Trouble blooming for Ukip Of course you could argue that we're actually in a four party system. The rise of Ukip means the final result of the next election is harder to predict than ever. But while Nigel Farage's party may have an impact in splitting the vote, they still look as far away from winning parliamentary seats as ever. The revelations this week about Farage's shady past can be easily brushed off, but footage of a senior figure shouting and attacking a journalist cannot. There was a period about five years back when the BNP looked on the cusp of making serious progress. The far right party won two MEPs, one London Assembly member and even became the second biggest party on the Barking and Dagenham council. It didn't last. A series of scandals, disastrous public appearances by Griffin and a concerted effort from the three major parties mean that they are now close to extinction. If Ukip don't quickly smarten up their image, the same could very easily happen to them. Best of news Nick Clegg warns of the danger of Grand Theft Auto Video games like Grand Theft Auto can have a "corrosive" effect on people's behaviour, the deputy prime minister has warned. Ukip conference in chaos after Godfrey Bloom hits journalist Ukip's annual conference was hit by chaos today, after one of its MEPs hit a journalist and called a room full of women "sluts". The last bastion: Smoking to be banned in prisons The last bastion of free smoking in the UK is set to be shut down, after the Prison Service confirmed it was considering plans to ban smoking in prisons. Police struggling as 'trolling' offences soar The police are struggling to crack down on online abuse as the number of reported offences soars, a senior police officer has said. Veiled threats: Boris hits out at school niqab rules Boris Johnson has hit out at private schools in London which insist their female pupils wear the full face veil. Tory membership halved since Cameron became leader Tory membership has halved since David Cameron became leader, with just 134,000 constituency members remaining with the party. All infant school pupils to be given free school meals All children at infant schools will receive a free, hot meal at lunchtime, Nick Clegg announced today. Firefighters to stage first strike in over a decade Firefighters in England and Wales will go on strike for four hours next Wednesday in a row over pensions, the Fire Brigades Union have confirmed. Cameron takes on FA over Tottenham Hotspur 'Yid' chanting David Cameron has defended the right of Tottenham Hotspur supporters to chant the word 'Yid', in a move challenging the Football Association's (FA) concerns over the issue. English fans 'not bothered' by racism in football Racism in football remains a major problem in England, a survey suggests - but English fans are not especially concerned by it. Tory MP in family jibe at former colleague Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather was a poor families minister because she doesn't have any children of her own, a Tory MP has suggested. Best of Comment and Analysis Comment: Banning smoking in prisons is a threat to public health The anti-smoking movement has always been hysterical and unhinged. But now it has become a threat to public health. Nick Clegg's conference speech as-it-happened All the news, comment and gossip from the run up to Nick Clegg's 2013 autumn conference speech in Glasgow. WATCH: Manu Tuilagi gives David Cameron bunny ears David Cameron is the most powerful man in the country - but that didn't stop England and British Lions rugby star Manu Tuilagi playing the classic 'bunny ears' prank on the steps of Downing Street yesterday. Analysis: Three lessons from the Lib Dem 'lines to take' cock-up Emailing out the confidential 'lines to take' document to journalists wasn't actually a noble-spirited effort to cut out the middle man. This really was an accident - as a close look at the text reveals. Lib Dem conference sketch: Clegg on song in grey Glasgow The Lib Dems were ready to start putting some ink on the 2015 manifesto - and many on the left were gearing up for what they considered a fight for the party's core. Infographic: Best and worst MPs on Twitter It's the party conference season - a special time of the year for tweeting MPs to provide us with more examples of their vitality, wit and intelligence. Or, in the case of some, their lethargy, predictability and tediousness. Here's an infographic recap of our best and worst MPs on Twitter for your consideration... The Political Week Online The Political Week Online: Nasty Nigel, nice Nick? Is the UKIP conference full of "sluts"? Was Farage a fascist as a teenager? Will Clegg ever be loved again? Is the prime minister allowed to have a nap? Is Tommy Robinson oppressed? Do burkas oppress men?	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.