Posts Tagged With: Conservatives
Scottish independence: Alex Salmond sets poll date – and defies London
SNP leader says referendum will be held in 2014 putting Holyrood and Westminster on course for constitutional clashThe United Kingdom was on track for a grave constitutional clash on Tuesday night after Alex Salmond pledged to defy an attempt by London… Continue reading
Tories would have avoided coalition if boundary changes were in place in 2010
Analysis suggests Conservatives would have won 296 seats with the new boundaries – short of a majority but enough to governThe Conservatives may have been able to avoid entering a coalition with the Liberal Democrats had the 2010 election been carrie… Continue reading
Welsh constituency rejig proposals slammed as ‘diabolical’
Most radical redrawing of region’s political map in 70 years will reduce Wales’s influence at Westminster, Labour saysProposals for the most radical re-drawing of the Welsh political map for almost 70 years have been criticised by Labour and nationalis… Continue reading
HS2 high-speed rail reaction: Wendover wakes up to its worst fears
Confirmation of HS2 arrival brings dismay to Chilterns market town, where residents warn Tories of backlashThe Chilterns market town of Wendover awoke to the news it had been dreading but expecting for many months. On the high street, dog walkers and e… Continue reading
Nick Clegg denies David Cameron vetoed Lisbon treaty changes
Lib Dem leader challenges prime minister to take on Eurosceptics by backing incorporation of new treatyNick Clegg has challenged David Cameron to face down Tory Eurosceptics by saying on Monday the new eurozone treaty should be “folded into” existing E… Continue reading
Letters: Is Ed Miliband a man of steel or a man of contradictions?
Until Saturday, I held out hope that Ed Miliband would come up with an inspiring vision needed to convince us he is the leader to take us out of the morass of socially divisive and shortsighted policies, feeding from the fears and paranoia stoked by th… Continue reading
Scottish referendum backlash stuns Tories, but Salmond still faces dilemma
Briefing confusion on David Cameron’s proposed independence vote allows nationalists to take back the initiativeIf David Cameron wanted a strong reaction in Scotland, he succeeded. Barely 24 hours after he had revealed plans to help set up the referend… Continue reading
Sun’s switch to Tories was ‘group decision’, says editor
Dominic Mohan tells Leveson inquiry he does not speak daily to Rupert Murdoch, unlike predecessor Kelvin MacKenzieThe Sun’s decision to back the Conservative party in the 2010 general election was not taken by Rupert Murdoch, but was a “group decision”… Continue reading
Louise Mensch: ‘David Cameron will promote women in next reshuffle’ – video
Tory MP Louise Mensch discusses women in politics, Twitter, the Occupy movement and her role on the Commons select committee on culture, media and sportJane MartinsonJohn DomokosAndy Gallagher
Should the 50p tax rate be abolished?
David Cameron has announced that the government is committed to abolishing the 50p tax rate. The Liberal Democrats are insistent that it should not be abolished just to benefit the rich. Should the government go ahead?
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