[ad_1] I would not be averse to being described as “centre-left, social democratic, liberal and moderate”, but I am unable to agree with Vince Cable (The centre-left parties must work together more closely, 17 December) that Labour’s manifesto was “advocating radical socialism”. Proposing to raise the level of public expenditure to around that of Germany…
[ad_1] Claim John McDonnell claims a Labour government would save families more than £6,700 a year. Background In a speech in Birmingham on Wednesday, the shadow chancellor will claim most households have been hit by the rising cost of living under the Tories. He will say households would save about £6,700 a year on their…
[ad_1] Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of using the language of Osama bin Laden after the Labour leader blamed Donald Trump for the deadly terror attack in London Bridge. Mr Corbyn ignored pleas to avoid politicising the atrocity to tear into the US president who arrived at Stansted Airport in London this evening ahead of the Nato summit….
[ad_1] We knew that Labour’s manifesto would be nationalisation-heavy but there were still late surprises. Openreach, BT’s broadband division, was added to the list in the final stages. And, more quietly, the big six household suppliers of gas and electricity were included within reforms for the energy sector; previously only the grid and the networks,…
[ad_1] Another day, another nationalisation proposal from Labour. Now the plan is to bring the supply arms of the big six energy firms under public ownership. We’re talking here about the retail units of EDF Energy, Centrica (meaning British Gas), Npower, E.ON, ScottishPower and SSE, businesses that supply gas and electricity to about 75% of…
[ad_1] Millionaire popstar Lily Allen reacted to today’s unveiling of the Labour Party general election manifesto by ‘welling up’ in a bizarre video which sparked ridicule after she posted it on Twitter. With tears streaming down her cheeks, the supposedly sobbing singer tweeted a clip of herself struggling to contain her emotions after watching Jeremy…
[ad_1] SHARES in BT remained in negative territory, although up from initial falls of nearly four per cent, as the City and analysts reacted to Labour’s proposals to nationalise Openreach. The party has said it will take over the division and make broadband in the UK free to all. There was general scepticism in the…
[ad_1] LABOUR is gaining ground in the general election as its economic and social policies chime in with the needs and aspirations of the masses, the Communist Party (CP) has said. However, CP London district secretary Steve Johnson warned that Britain’s ruling class and its supposedly “liberal” intelligentsia would pull out all the stops to…
[ad_1] Tim Martin at JD Wetherspoon writes some entertaining chairman’s rants and, if you skip the sermons on Brexit, he is reliably thought-provoking. Here’s the latest view from behind the pumps: corporate governance in the UK is “up the spout” and a tick-box culture is sowing seeds of destruction. As a catch-all statement, the judgment…
[ad_1] THE Conservatives were accused of “scamming” voters today by sending unpaid mail that appeared to be official NHS letters but turned out to be Tory pre-election PR. Douglas Smith from St Albans was charged £4 by the Royal Mail to collect two letters on Thursday which had been sent to him and his partner. He claimed…